@domalle She may be, honestly i am unsure. The original owner said it was an EBT when he dropped her off earlier today. Actually, he thought she was a he!
@ALDABRAMAN
Actually, in case you didn't know, the three-toed box turtle is a form of eastern box.
The eastern is Terrapene carolina carolina, the three-toed is Terrapene carolina triunguis.
I'm up here in the northeast. I used to see the three-toes in a pet store in PA by the hundreds,
most sick and dying, and being sold for pennies. That was in the mid-eighties. They are better
protected now.
Have always appreciated and enjoyed your pictures and input on the forum.
Aldabraman,
I did a general interest article on three-toed box turtles in Volume #2 of Batagur, the journal of the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group. If you'd like I could send you a copy.
Dan O
