Box Turtle and Tortoise Discussion :: Gherkin is a new turtle!

[imderanged]

I worried about my tiny Gherkin (eastern box hatchling) all winter long. But now, somehow, he knows it's spring. One day I found him walking around checking out his enclosure (he usually stays hidden until I dig him up to TRY and feed him) and he has come out EVERY DAY since. I get up and he is up before me, looking up at me. I throw him a worm and he eats EVERY TIME. Now my family members come to see the ferocity of the violence he inflicts on mealworms!

[steve]

Yea! Need pics

[rsour24]

pics

[Terryo]

Isn't it funny....no matter where you keep them, no matter what lights you put on them...they always know it's Spring. Amazing. OK...some pictures now please.

[imderanged]

Ok, got a picture of the tiny terror eating the ONLY thing the little brat will eat :
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewt ... highlight=

[Terryo]

OMG!!!! Aren't they the cutest things on earth??????? How adorable!

[imderanged]

I posted some more pictures of him:
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26077
I think he is shedding some skin. He was pretty dirty, he sat in a dish of baby food and then played in the mud. I gave him a nice long warm soak and swished the water around but it wasn't coming off so I rubbed him a little with a wet q-tip. I was wondering if you could look at the pics and tell me if the skin around his neck and legs looks OK.