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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

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Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina Common box turtle


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5 Comments

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 10 years ago

Here is a great link that is specific to your area:
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midor...

JBoerner
JBoerner 10 years ago

I would highly advise you to return this turtle to the wild. One of the major threats facing box turtles,as well as other turtle species, is the capture of individuals for the pet trade. Global reptile and amphibian populations are suffering. Don't be part of that!

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 10 years ago

Please only keep it a day or 2 for observation and then release it back where found. They require natural sunlight (not direct) to be able to make vitamin D so that they make a hard shell and keep their immune systems bolstered so they do not get the herpes virus (a turtle virus, not human) or other disease.

apharrell414
apharrell414 10 years ago

Yes, we found it and my son begged to keep it!

BenjaminKabel
BenjaminKabel 10 years ago

I am making the assumption that this is an animal you found, and not one you bred.

That being said, nice find with the baby box! Those things are secretive!

apharrell414
Spotted by
apharrell414

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jun 24, 2013
Submitted on Jun 24, 2013

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