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As I get older, my vision dims a bit, my balance goes wonky, and I have to take precautions so I don't inadvertently step on somebody...this was today, and I almost didn't see him...

Exactly 1 week ago we were at -2 F with snow on the ground. Today it was 81 F and a crusty, old, male ornate box turtle was out looking for his girlfriends.

Well, even after doing this for 50 years I still surprise myself. Last night it was 28 degrees here, and today wasn't getting out of the 40's - a perfect time to clean up all the dead leaves in my box turtle pen before spring arrives, while the turtles are down for their long winter sleep. I...

Pretty big deal if you ask me... https://turtlesurvival.org/turtle-news-of-the-decade/?mc_cid=186c9bf3d4&mc_eid=008582730d

Well, I suppose the hormones are running wild tonight.

I like to keep track of my tortoise's weight as a general indicator of health/growth and use a spreadsheet to track it and graph it. I know this is probably in the realm of OCD, but as a retired guy, I've got the time. It's comforting to see a nice steady rise. The tort in question is a...

Hope no one is offended - that is not my intent, but I stumbled onto this picture of a German World War II helmet and the first thing I thought of was "Three Toed Box Turtle"

In case you wanted a quick check to see if you are feverish (in light of the coronavirus situation) it appears that a reading of the forehead that exceeds 96 F or 35.6 C might be the threshold for concern. I know these guns are not medically accurate, but for a quick check these devices might be...

...is the day I take my yellowfoot back outside to finally see the sun again and experience some spring-like weather after all the winter months cooped-up inside.

I've got a large magnolia tree blooming like there's no tomorrow and was wondering if anyone had been able to get their redfoot or yellowfoot to eat the blooms? The tortoisetable says to feed in "moderation" and I can find no information to say NOT to feed. I'm going to give it a shot this week...

Still too young to determine visually, but this little yellow foot moved her hide box about 6 inches overnight, closer to the window. So I'm guessing it must be a female. The hide box was in the lower right corner of the photo yesterday.

Not tortoises, but a pair of Three-Toed box turtles copulating in their pool. The female on the left actually has her head underwater (she raised it later after the photo shoot). I've had box turtles for over 50 years, seen a lot of weird things, but never this...