My son has an easten box turtle that is around 2 years old. Probably about 3" long. His cage is a 4 sqft area outside made of 18" tall plywood. It is in central PA. We softend the soil up and he dug down pretty well as the temps dropped and then we piled about a foot of dried leaves on top for insulation. Should this be ok for the winter or shold I cover the enclosure with plywood or something similar? Thanks for any help.
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John Vandegrift
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Question regarding hibernation setup
pfan151
Dec 28, 2009 03:31 PM
Replies (3)
pfan151
Dec 28, 2009 03:33 PM
**edit** enclosure is actually 16 sqft.
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John Vandegrift
StephF
Dec 30, 2009 09:18 AM
Add a lot more leaves, because they get compacted pretty quickly.
PHBoxTurtle
Jan 02, 2010 06:57 PM
John, so much depends on the actual area the pen is located. As Step said, more insulation will not hurt. But is the area safe from ice build up? If the ground freezes solid due to standing water from a roof drip line, or water pooling up-it could be bad for such a small turtle. Have you hibernated turtles before in this area? If water is an issue-you may want to remove the turtle and hibernate it in a milder environment that you can control.
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Tess Cook
www.boxturtlesite.info
