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CONTENTS

1. Acknowledgment
   
2. Box Turtle Taxonomy
   
3. Turtle Anatomy
   
4. Box Turtle Acquisition
   
5. Proper Housing for Your Box Turtle
   Maintenance and Cleaning
   
6. Selecting a Healthy Box Turtle
   
7. Diet and Feeding Your Box Turtle
   A. Importance of Minerals and Vitamins in the Diet
   
8. Health Care for Box Turtles
   A. Finding a Veterinarian
   B. Avoiding Salmonella
   
9. Safe Hibernation
   
10. Determining the Sex of bBx turtles
    
11. Breeding Your Box Turtles
    A. Care of the Breeding Pair
    B. Care of the Eggs
    C. Care of the Hatchlings
    
12. Further Reading About Box Turtles
    
13. Glossary
14. Appendix