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Beautiful box turtle

Lynnea
09-24-2009, 12:19 PM
Found this pretty guy in the middle of the road on the way back from dropping my daughter off at school, so brought him home for a few snapshots and then released him again. I love his colors and esp. the head pattern! Now, why can't I find an unusual *corn*...
diamondlil
09-24-2009, 12:34 PM
Oh what a beautiful turtle!
Noe..gr
09-24-2009, 12:35 PM
You know what?First thing that came to mind when I saw this.
...Wow that turtle looks so sunkissed.... :dunce:
The_Thunderer
09-24-2009, 12:37 PM
Very kewl, Lynnea! I'd love to run into a box turtle!
Lynnea
09-24-2009, 12:43 PM
You know what?First thing that came to mind when I saw this.
...Wow that turtle looks so sunkissed.... :dunce:

lol--now that you mention it...yeah, why not?
Rich in KY
09-24-2009, 12:46 PM
He is very cool looking!

When I was a kid, we used to find them all the time on the way to see one of my Grandmas. I can't even remember how many we caught and brought home.
Lynnea
09-24-2009, 12:46 PM
Very kewl, Lynnea! I'd love to run into a box turtle!

As long as you don't run *over* it, right? ;) (Sorry, your reply was just begging for that...)
Lynnea
09-24-2009, 12:48 PM
He is very cool looking!

When I was a kid, we used to find them all the time on the way to see one of my Grandmas. I can't even remember how many we caught and brought home.

Did you every keep any or just release them? I understand they are one of the hardest to keep in captivity.
Rich in KY
09-24-2009, 12:51 PM
Did you every keep any or just release them? I understand they are one of the hardest to keep in captivity.

I was very young. We tried to "keep" them in a makeshift box in our backyard. It was not very escape proof and they always got away.
Lynnea
09-24-2009, 12:56 PM
I was very young. We tried to "keep" them in a makeshift box in our backyard. It was not very escape proof and they always got away.

That was probably a good thing in the long run! A little boy down our street found a box turtle, which I saw as I was driving past his house. So I stopped and tried to convince him to show it to his parents and not to keep it. Hard convincing a 4-year old.
CaptBogart
09-24-2009, 01:59 PM
Did you every keep any or just release them? I understand they are one of the hardest to keep in captivity.

I kept one for almost 10 years without any problems. He would roam the bedroom with a tray that he would go to the bathroom in and a dish he would climb into for his daily feeding...
ratsncorns
09-24-2009, 02:06 PM
Gorgeous! I love box turtles... I come across many while doing my field research. Almost always after it rained!
Daenerys
09-24-2009, 04:11 PM
That is the prettiest turtle I have seen!
snakemom1961
09-25-2009, 05:58 PM
That tortoise is beautiful. I love the box turtles we have up here but I have never seen one that vibrantly colored here in michigan.