The western ornate box turtle, with its soulful face, baleful eyes, clumsy gate, indiscriminate diet and reclusive habits, would scarcely seem infused with charm. Yet the turtle, with its ornate shell, intriguing behavior, and sometimes humorous personality, rates as one of the Southwestern desert...
The eastern box turtle Terrapene c. carolina is no exception, with many gaps in our knowledge about traits such as juvenile dispersal and patterns of relatedness across the landscape, especially as it is a species not particularly tied to water and vulnerable to human disturbance. In addition, ...
heavily at first then gradually decrease over a period of weeks. Bad dietary habits can be difficult to overcome and often require months to correct. Continue to offer foods even if they are not eaten initially; as the turtle adjusts to a varied salad, it gradually increases dietary diversity...
The three-toed box turtle (T. mexicana tri- unguis, TTBT) occurs west of the Mississippi River, and inhabits oak-hickory forests including the Ozark forests of Missouri and Arkansas. These states contain some of the largest patches of National Forest within the eastern United States. While ...
Also known as the spotted box turtle,Terrapene nelsoniis known to live a little less than 25 years in captivity. They are considered a subtropical or tropical species of turtle. Much information is still unknown about the spotted box turtle, especially regarding its mating habits. ...