Eastern Box Turtle: The Ultimate Guide On How To Train Your Eastern Box Turtle

by Edward Vaughn

One of the six currently existing subspecies of the common box turtle is the eastern box turtle. It possesses a carapace, which is a high-domed, spherical, hard upper shell. Its dark brown shell bears vibrant orange and yellow markings that set it apart from other box turtle species, as do the four toes on its rear feet. It blends in with the damp dirt, discarded leaves, and other debris found on the forest floor of moderately moist forests thanks to its distinctive colour.
The plastron, or dark-brown underside of its shell, is hinged. This bilobed plastron, which is present in all box turtles, enables them to almost completely close their shell. The box turtle retreats under its shell when in danger and waits for the threat to pass. Additionally special, its shell can renew. In one documented instance, a severely burned box turtle's carapace totally regenerated.
Box turtles have an overbite, and their upper jaws are hooked. They have slightly webbed feet. A male and female box turtle can be distinguished in a variety of ways. In general, males are larger than females and have thicker, shorter tails. Additionally, males have long, straight, thin hind claws, while females have short, thick, curled ones.

45 pages, Paperback

Published November 19, 2022