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Terrapene carolina ssp. carolina
Only a little over an inch from head to tail. I found four, hours old, hatchlings. Two still had their egg tooth attached, one was still coming out of a hole in the ground where it's egg was buried. The first photo shows the still wet remains of this little one's yolk sack.
Mixed forest near a freshwater lake and wetlands.
This is our state reptile. Amazing to find them obviously on their first day of life. I took a lot more photos, but these are some of my favorites.
Spotted on Oct 16, 2012
Submitted on Apr 27, 2014
15 Comments
I added one more photo that clearly shows one of the egg-teeth.
Amazing spotting
Wonderful spotting!
Thank you all for the favorites and comments. I've enjoyed sharing these little ones with all of you.
Congrats on SOTD with this wonderful spotting!
Congratulations!!!
Fabulous little creatures. Congratulations.
Congrats! Must have been awesome to see these guys so early in life!
Thanks so much for the SOTD :) You have no idea how happy I was when I logged on and saw that you chose this one today. I'm thrilled to be able to share my cool experience with everyone!
What a cutie!
What an adorable series! Congrats Musicwolf, you have earned a well-deserved Spotting of the Day!
Measuring just over an inch in length and still with its egg tooth and the remains of its yolk sack, this newly hatched box turtle is Spotting of the Day!
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Thank you Neil. I was beyond excited when I saw them!
Now this is a brilliant spotting. How lucky you are to have been there to witness this. I'm envious :-)
Thank you Benno!
Amazing series.