Ornate or eastern box turtle?

[Bducks16]

I bought them from backwater reptiles. They only sell ornates and easterns on their website. Last year the turtle source had a sale on their ornate hatchlings. When I went to order them they were sold out. Along with every other website I looked up. Backwater reptiles had ornate and eastern hatchlings on sale. Unfortunately I ignored the bad reviews and bought them anyway. I won't make that mistake again. It's been a learning experience for sure.

 

[Bducks16]

Here's their plastron and some skin markings. The little one just didn't want to come out.

 

[lisa127]

The big one looks gulf Coast and the little one looks 3 toed I think.

 

[Bducks16]

Thank you so much that's what I'm leaning towards as well.

 

[Bducks16]

And the little one does have three toes on its back feet

 

[Grapes]

The smaller of the 2 is a eastern box turtle. That's exactly what mine looked like when it was a hatchling. Now it has a nice pattern showing over the carapace. The yellowish dots are seen in eastern box hatchlings. The plastron is a solid tan color. I'm not sure about the other one.

 

[Grapes]

The one with spots is mine the other is my buddies they are both eastern box turtles. Mine has grown really well and always been a good eater his is still the same size and doesn't eat for him very well. We've had them for about 9 months now. My hatchling is double the size of his. They seem to be hit or miss with eating. Mine eats so well I can wiggle a meal worm in his face and he'll snatch out of my fingers.

 

[Bducks16]

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The one with spots is mine the other is my buddies they are both eastern box turtles. Mine has grown really well and always been a good eater his is still the same size and doesn't eat for him very well. We've had them for about 9 months now. My hatchling is double the size of his. They seem to be hit or miss with eating. Mine eats so well I can wiggle a meal worm in his face and he'll snatch out of my fingers.

The yellow spots are pretty much exactly the same. Only difference is my carpace is a grey olive color. As for the bigger one of mine I'm 100% sure it's a gulf coast. Makes me a little angry I spent much more for a ornate. I didn't want to send them back so I just bit the bullet.

 

[Grapes]

Yeah the breeder I got mine from told me the one with spots will most likely have orange spots. The other one is yellow. I got them from a breeder on the forum. I haven't ordered anything online before but I'm weary of it heard a lot of bad reviews.