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[MichaelaW]

Hi. My name is Michaela. I have 5 turtles, 1.1 Eastern Box Turtles, 1 unidentified box turtle, and 1.1 juvenile Gulf Coast Box Turtles. Here are their photos.View attachment 130842 View attachment 130843 View attachment 130844

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello Michaela welcome to the TFO from AZ . Box turtles rule !

 

[Lyn W]

Hi Michaela that's quite a little family you have there. Welcome to the forum - there's always something new to be learnt here and lots of help if needed. Look forward to seeing and hearing more about your turtles.

 

[Jodie]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

hello, Michaela and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and all your turtles.
Read, learn, contribute, ask questions and have fun!

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Michaela and welcome to the Forum! I see an ornata in the last picture. Would that be your unidentified one?

 

[leigti]

Hello Michaela welcome to the TFO from AZ . Box turtles rule !View attachment 130849

Sick but cute.

 

[MichaelaW]

Hi Michaela and welcome to the Forum! I see an ornata in the last picture. Would that be your unidentified one?

The two in the last picture are my breeding pair of Terrapene Carolina Carolina. The middle one is the one I'm not sure about. She is a LTC from central Illinois where the ranges of easterns and ornates overlap, so she may be a hybrid. Her shell is not very domed like an eastern which makes her look like an ornate, but her coloration resembles an eastern more. So far no one had been able to identify her for sure. I even showed her to a turtle expert who spoke at our herp society meeting.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

She's a very lovely girl, whatever she is!

 

[MichaelaW]

She's a very lovely girl, whatever she is!

Thank you! I've had her 10 years now and she's the first turtle I ever had. She's what started my passion for chelonians and all the species of box turtles in particular. She is very special and extremely valuable to me.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Beautiful eyes and a very austere expression.

 

[MichaelaW]

Beautiful eyes and a very austere expression.

Her eyes are one of the things I like most about her. She's also got an amazing personality since I raised her right out of the egg.