I hope this doesn't sound too naive but... Are the box turtles that people on the forum keep as pets the same as the ones we have all over the place here in Upstate NY? Usually orange & black w/red eyes? (Northeastern Box Turtles)
terryo said:Years ago, when we first moved here, we were four houses on this block surrounded by woods. My kids were little and we'd go hiking all the time. There were so many Eastern's here. Now that it's so built up, you hardly see any. When we go hiking, we would have to go very early in the AM or late afternoon to see any. I've never seen any red in color here, only the yellow ones. My next box turtle, I'm getting a high red one. They are so spectacular looking. I love them.
terryo said:You mean the Spotted water turtles? I've never seen any of those here any more either. There is a big pond near me that narrows down and then empties into the bay. Where the narrow part is, it becomes brackish waters, and there are lots of Diamond Backs there. You can see them basking on logs around the waters edge. Very pretty turtles. We have so many ponds here with Eastern Painted's too. In the Spring we have to stop and let them pass on the roads, as they are all looking to nest. And of course, the Red Ear Sliders are all over the ponds here. People just dump them when they get too big. Little by little they are pushing out the Eastern Painted turtle.
supremelysteve said:That's interesting, so there's "NYC" and "upstate NY"!
Tempest said:supremelysteve said:That's interesting, so there's "NYC" and "upstate NY"!
According to the city folk, sure, but the Adirondacks and the real "North" are what's really upstate. Rochester/Buffalo (upper western) etc, are "Western," Corning, Canandaigua and the Finger Lakes (lower western) are "Southern Tier." It's all subject to where you're from, but people from the West will get annoyed if you refer to their area as "upstate."
supremelysteve said:That's interesting, so there's "NYC" and "upstate NY"!
Turtle Guru said:They are eastern box turtles and they are awsome turtles ( i love mine), anyways if you want to find them go after a rain, when the humidity is up they love it so, there is some advise on how to find those great turtles .