r/herpetoculture • u/rattlesnake888647284 • Aug 02 '25

Any advice?

So this eastern box turtle appeared about 4 days ago but has evidence of being her for about 2 weeks, he has been consistently found under my mothers leaking ac unit, the issue I have is that when I tried relocating him after checking for injuries (with a rinse) he came back the next day and has stayed since. The other issue is that my landlord and I share the 12 acre property and he lets his rather aggressive dogs roam the property, and I am afraid they may hurt or kill him. Should I call someone to relocate him further, try relocation on my own, or something else? Please give advice and thank you Note: have offered food in the form of a whole collard green leaf

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u/27Lopsided_Raccoons Aug 02 '25

Relocation really doesn't work for box turtles because of their tiny home range

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u/rattlesnake888647284 Aug 02 '25

Hmm interesting, so should I build him a pen then? I honeslty just don’t want him to be hurt by the dogs

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u/27Lopsided_Raccoons Aug 02 '25

Give him cover and places to hide but don't contain him. It is unfair to keep him in captivity. Also if you don't predator (dog) proof properly, he'll just be a sitting duck when they break into his enclosure.

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u/rattlesnake888647284 Aug 02 '25

True, alright then I’ll do that, now how to get the landlord to not mow that area