spring 2024

[mark1]

they may not need to brumate , but every spring my thought is , it is really good for their health..... i spotted this girl 20-30yards away , she is absolutely neon red

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the box turtles been showing up for the last couple weeks, this guy just came out the ground today

this was her first full winter outside , last year i brought her in end of december...

2020

same guy 2024

 

[Sarah2020]

Looking great.

 

[Yvonne G]

You've got such an interesting group of turtles. I LOVE the colors. I have a breeding colony of eastern box turts and none of them are as colorful as yours.

 

[Ink]

So very colorful and beautiful

 

[mark1]

So very colorful and beautiful

i believe when they come out of hibernation their hormones peak, even the duller ones are bright this time of year ..... the red on the wood turtles is ridiculous.......

 

[TammyJ]

You've got such an interesting group of turtles. I LOVE the colors. I have a breeding colony of eastern box turts and none of them are as colorful as yours.

Maybe that's because you haven't taken any pictures of them, Yvonne! 🤔

 

[mark1]

You've got such an interesting group of turtles. I LOVE the colors. I have a breeding colony of eastern box turts and none of them are as colorful as yours.

the origin matters ,wild box turtles in ohio are not brightly colored , especially northeast ohio..... the only place i seen colorful box turtles in ohio was around marietta, west virginia border...... mine originally came from north carolina , whether that was their origin or not i couldn't say....... they do appear to me to be from different locales

 

[DoubleD1996!]

they may not need to brumate , but every spring my thought is , it is really good for their health..... i spotted this girl 20-30yards away , she is absolutely neon red

,

the box turtles been showing up for the last couple weeks, this guy just came out the ground today

this was her first full winter outside , last year i brought her in end of december...

2020

same guy 2024

Love it. Gotta get some Blanding and wood turtles some day

 

[mark1]

blanding's turtles are very curious

 

[mark1]

friday my dog gabe found a corner where he could dig a hole up against the fence for the box turtle enclosure, i had that problem on the other side about 15-20yrs ago, i thought i solved it, i thought the fence was completely bordering the concrete, one corner was far enough away for gabe to dig a small hole, most of the box turtles found it ..... thankfully gabe didn't want to chew on them or eat them, last dog did this ate them......... best i can tell i found them all, at least everyone i could remember, i'll continue looking in case..........

gabe found one today........was definitely in his mouth but he didn't chew on her at all