Hello guys,
I’ve been reading about tortoises for days now trying to figure out which kind we have. This is Lou, we found him (her maybe?) in late September 2017 in our screened pool (still a mystery to us) he was the size of a quarter if any. He’s always been on water and seems comfortable there, during day time we put him where he can receive sun light and he chills on top of his house for a good part of the day there.
We love him so much and he recognizes our voices and or when we enter a room he comes out to “greet us”, he even kinda plays with us some times and he ate from my hand a few times (hesitant but he did).
So far we believe he’s a Terrapene Carolina Carolina or Florida Box Turtle but we are not entirely sure. We want to make sure which kind he is so we can get him proper housing, temperatures and light so he can growth healthy and happy.
Any pointers on which kind he is and any advice/link that could be helpful for his particular specie?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I’ve been reading about tortoises for days now trying to figure out which kind we have. This is Lou, we found him (her maybe?) in late September 2017 in our screened pool (still a mystery to us) he was the size of a quarter if any. He’s always been on water and seems comfortable there, during day time we put him where he can receive sun light and he chills on top of his house for a good part of the day there.
We love him so much and he recognizes our voices and or when we enter a room he comes out to “greet us”, he even kinda plays with us some times and he ate from my hand a few times (hesitant but he did).
So far we believe he’s a Terrapene Carolina Carolina or Florida Box Turtle but we are not entirely sure. We want to make sure which kind he is so we can get him proper housing, temperatures and light so he can growth healthy and happy.
Any pointers on which kind he is and any advice/link that could be helpful for his particular specie?
Thanks in advance for your help.