Aramis and Porthos (box turtles)

**finn's mom** · 05-12-2009, 03:47 PM

I haven't posted anything about my box turtles in awhile. Honestly, they've been pretty dullsville for many months, basically inactive while the weather was cold. They're all still indoors, though, but I guess their natural calendars let them know it was time to "hibernate."

They are all more active, now, and I see each of them almost daily. I still soak them several times a week and they enjoy that time, and the sun when they're soaking outside!

Aramis has doubled in the year we've had him, as has Athos. Porthos is the only one who hasn't really grown much, and Athos has been bigger than him for awhile now.

I changed their habitat, removing the plastic containers and adding more dirt. I think they enjoy it more, as it is easier for them to navigate.

Here's big boy Aramis, after a meal of powdered vitamin coated mealworms. You can see the vitamins on his mouth, he's a really messy eater!

Profile shot!

And, looking out the window.

**finn's mom** · 05-12-2009, 03:49 PM

Here's wee man Porthos, hiding in his coconut hut.

And, here's how I have their home set up, now.

You can see their "pool" in the top right hand corner and their food in the bottom left. The other things are for hiding and climbing (and for Aramis, they're for rearranging...he's a bit of a bulldozer).