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I have about 14 box turtles in our back yard. All are relate except one. I have two that just love to sleep Under Water?? Strangest thing I have seen.. This is new this year and these guys love it... At first I thought one was drowned - Nope just sleeping... I took him out and went back about an hour later and he was back in the water and sleeping... So, I just leave them alone now... Its spring here but the nights are cool and water has to be cold... but these guys still love it??? Go figure,

Anyone else have any weird guys like these??

What kind of box turtles? Some species like water better than others. How deep is the water you are talking about? I have had turtles hanging out in their water dishes for long periods of time, but never in a pool of water deep enough to cover their whole body and head.
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Tess Cook
www.boxturtlesite.info

Good point - They are a cross between Three Toe and Gulf Coast..

I have had the mother for 17 years and the father for just about as long.

out 14 family members - these are the only two that sleep under water? Just goes to show - siblings from the same parents can be very different. lol

Are they the same two that had leg problems int he fall?

Yes one is the other is our excape artist, lol