Oh gee!!! As a child, I had two box turtles as pets. We brought them home from our summer home on Long Island. Each summer, we would bring them back with us on vacation and let them roam free in the woods during the day. In the evening, our Flat Coat Retriever would bring them home at bedtime! After a couple of years, my parents decided they would be better off living full time back in their beloved woods and they released them a few miles from our summer home so Snuffy would not try to retrieve them. It looks like Tyler is a box turtle too! We kept Lou Lou and Pinky in a tank with rocks, plants and a little water pool. To be honest with you, I don't remember what we fed them! I'd try and do some research on the net re: their care. I don't think living in the tote is realistic in the long run Perhaps you could release him far from where the dog's found him? Please keep us updated! Tyler is a cutie!