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Can box turtles swim?

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While Kayaking On The Rancocas Creek we rescued this Box Turtle and Put Him on Dry Land. read more

Awkward box turtles also require an easy way to enter and exit the water so they do not tire themselves out and drown while trying to get out of the water. In a natural habitat, most box turtles stay in shallow water because they are clumsy swimmers. read more

Box turtles kept indoors should be placed in water to soak every day. Box turtles may be clumsy swimmers, but many of them do seem to enjoy it if a deeper pond is available in an outdoor enclosure. Some box turtles will swim in an outdoor pond for over an hour almost every warm day. Others just wade and soak in the shallow end. read more

However, not all turtles require the same amount of water. Red-eared sliders, one of the most common types of pet turtle, will enjoy swimming in a large aquarium while other turtles (like the Eastern box turtle) only require a shallow swimming area. In addition to turtles and tortoises, there is another subset called terrapins. read more

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