Hello from Houston.

[Reece70]

I have custody of an ornate female desert box turtle. I say "desert" because I picked her up trying to cross the highway near Sonora, Texas which is in the Chihuahuan Desert. She looks much like all the ornate box turtles I have ever seen (mostly as a kid playing in the fields 60 years ago). I would like to breed her but I don't know where to start.

 

[PJay]

Post some pictures of your box turtle, maybe someone can identify it. (It's really a selfish request. I love seeing new pictures of box turtles!)

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi and welcome to the Forum!

There is a species of box turtle called desert box turtle (terrapene ornata luteola). They look like a faded ornata with more stripes.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hi Reece

 

[Carol S]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, Reece, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum.