Ferns are friends. They are so gentle. So welcoming. So multi-purpose. If a single and seeking eligible lady box turtleContinue reading “Bruce the Rescued Box Turtle: Ferns Are Friends”
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Being Brave with Bruce: Safety for Shells
Nature can come up with some pretty savvy safety features. For example, let’s say you come shooting out of yourContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Safety for Shells”
Being Brave with Bruce: Box Turtle Shelters in Place
Sheltering in place looks different for everyone. But it may feel more alike than different – down deep on theContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Box Turtle Shelters in Place”
Day 365: Rescued Box Turtle Goes on Safari
Being rescued into an interspecies flock gives you opportunities you might never come across otherwise. Rather than observing the strangeContinue reading “Day 365: Rescued Box Turtle Goes on Safari”
Day 357: A Rescued Box Turtle Meets His Munchies
When you have just been rescued and are very very hungry, it might seem natural you would gobble down everythingContinue reading “Day 357: A Rescued Box Turtle Meets His Munchies”
Day 342: Box Turtle Brunch
Being rescued can take some getting used to. After being so long on your own, never sure what a dayContinue reading “Day 342: Box Turtle Brunch”
Day 306: Weatherproofing the Box Turtle Hibernation Habitat
After verifying your newly constructed, cutting-edge box turtle hibernation hay tunnel is a perfect fit, it is time to pullContinue reading “Day 306: Weatherproofing the Box Turtle Hibernation Habitat”
Day 303: The Hibernating Box Turtle
One great thing about being a hibernating species is that you get to nap and nap and nap – totallyContinue reading “Day 303: The Hibernating Box Turtle”
Day 294: Box Turtle Makes Eye Contact
No matter how brightly colored and visible you might be as a manly male box turtle on the prowl, youContinue reading “Day 294: Box Turtle Makes Eye Contact”
Day 291: Box Turtle Shell Pats
As a not-so-newly-rescued-anymore 3-toed Texas box turtle, you are slowly starting to feel more at home in your new casaContinue reading “Day 291: Box Turtle Shell Pats”
Day 288: Head Pats for Box Turtles
Getting rescued can be a pretty big deal. Suddenly, your whole life turns upside down. True, you are no longerContinue reading “Day 288: Head Pats for Box Turtles”
Day 279: Box Turtle Social Skills
Being born very cute can quickly become problematic when you are also very shy. Sure, there is your precious curvedContinue reading “Day 279: Box Turtle Social Skills”
Day 276: Box Turtle Hay Fest
As a cold-blooded shelled being, you can expect that as temperatures turn cooler, so will you. As this process continues,Continue reading “Day 276: Box Turtle Hay Fest”
Day 258: The Box Turtle and the Croc
Wearing a shell on your back is like walking around carrying a sign that reads “I was here before youContinue reading “Day 258: The Box Turtle and the Croc”
Day 231: Box Turtle Doubles Down on Hay
As a true Texas 3-toed box turtle, you are a southern gentleman to your core. But no lady box turtleContinue reading “Day 231: Box Turtle Doubles Down on Hay”
Day 228: Box Turtle Beauty Tips
For the large shell-less beings, the older you get, the older you tend to feel….and look. Not so if youContinue reading “Day 228: Box Turtle Beauty Tips”
Day 222: Box Turtle Plays I Spy
If you are small and very stealthy and silent and have a large shell-less assistant who is anything but, thereContinue reading “Day 222: Box Turtle Plays I Spy”
Day 216: Box Turtle Meets “The Hand”
Shelled beings are quite cute and compact. If you popped out wearing a shell on your back, you definitely wonContinue reading “Day 216: Box Turtle Meets “The Hand””