Eastern Box Turtle

Description:

Eastern Box Turtles are terrestrial, which means they live on land. Box Turtles are omnivorous (eats plants and animals). They eat slugs, snails, earthworms, wild strawberries and blackberries, mushrooms, insects (such as grasshoppers and crickets), and carrion (dead animals, such as ducks or frogs).

Habitat:

They can be found in forests or meadows where there is moisture. Female box turtles will nest in the summer, laying three to eight eggs. The picture to the left shows a turtle excavating her nest.

Notes:

The turtle got lost in my backyard and couldn't find its way out through the fence.