The Box Turtle Manual

Keep your turtle healthy and happy!

• Essential information on box turtles that any aspiring owner will want to know
• Acquiring your turtle and what to look for to ensure your new pet is healthy
• Housing requirements including outdoor vivaria, indoor enclosures, substrate, humidity, shelters, heating, and more
• Feeding information, including meat products, live foods, plant matter, commercial diets, vitamin and mineral supplements, and more
• Hibernation and breeding considerations, from determining sex to incubating and hatching eggs
• Diseases and disorders from parasites to overgrown beak and how to recognize and address them
• Specific species considerations, including ornate box turtles, common Asian box turtles, and Chinese box turtles

Box turtles are among the most beautiful and interesting turtles around!

Given the low price tag placed on a box turtle in a pet shop, many casual shoppers add a box turtle to their household without preparation or knowledge about how to keep the animal alive. But to fare well in captivity, these turtles must receive the proper care and maintenance!

Since quality information can be difficult to find on box turtles, Philippe de Vosjoli and Dr. Roger Klingenberger have remedied the situation with this Advanced Vivarium Systems book dedicated to box turtles. The authors believe that these popular and beautiful turtles "may teach you one or two lessons about the delicate balance of life, natural law, and the many ways in which intelligence in manifested in nature."

This revised and updated Box Turtle Manual is the most complete guide available to help ensure that you have the most up-to-date information on caring for your turtle. The book presents background information and guidelines for caring for a box turtle, including choosing a healthy specimen, acclimating the turtle, indoor and outdoor housing, heating and lighting requirements, feeding and handling, hibernation and breeding. The authors offer special consideration, photos, and information on three specific species of box turtles: ornate box turtles, common Asian box turtles, and Chinese box turtles.

Dr. Klingenberger also provides a chapter on diseases and disorders that gives specific advice about dealing with dehydration, nutritional problems, parasitic problems, and vitamin deficiency. A five-page troubleshooting chart for health problems, resources, and index are all included.

Get the information you need to ensure your box turtle has a long and healthy life with your family, inside The Box Turtle Manual!

Philippe de Vosjoli is an expert on reptile husbandry who revolutionized herpetoculture with the Advanced Vivarium Systems series of books. He has written more than twenty books and one hundred articles on the care and breeding of reptiles and amphibians.

Roger Klingenberg, DVM, was inspired to pursue a veterinary degree due to his love of reptiles. His veterinary specialization in reptiles along with many years of experience keeping numerous types of reptiles has led to his being recognized at the forefront of the field of reptile veterinary medicine and surgery.