Gurly's book title is misleading. He has an excellent section on box turtles, precisely describing terrestrial enclosures,(including excellent advice on substrate mixtures), light, temp, feeding for each species and subspecies in detail that I have not seen elsewhere. Highlights of his work can be reviewed at

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/turtles/OrnateBoxTurtle.php

I have works on box turtles by Vosjoli, Highfield, Cook, Patterson, Dodd, Franklin & Killpack as well as MacArthur, Wilkinson, amd Meyer's Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles and haven't seen this problem discussed. Many do not make much distinction between ornata ornata and carolina spp. with exception of drier environment and difficukty to establish.

I am hoping someone has had some experience with this problem and might have more specific advice. Thanks!

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