When you keep company with turtles and tortoises, you have plenty of opportunities to make new neural connections. This, ofContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Hunting”
Category Archives: Bruce the Box Turtle
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Shell Rot
By the time Bruce was rescued to me as an adult, Malti had been living with me for about twoContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Shell Rot”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Diet
Different species of turtles and tortoises like to eat different types of victuals. For instance, if you are a boxContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Diet”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Hibernation (Brumation)
Not all turtles and tortoises hibernate. Among the species that do, the technical term for what happens when a reptileContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Hibernation (Brumation)”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Swimming
While box turtles are definitely “land” turtles, in the sense that in many ways, their habits and environments more closelyContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Swimming”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: The Shell
I’ve lost count of the number of times people have asked me if turtles (or tortoises, for that matter) outgrowContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: The Shell”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Turtle Versus Tortoise Versus Terrapin
If there is anything more confusing than box turtle taxonomy (that is, classification)….well, let’s just say that here at CasaContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Turtle Versus Tortoise Versus Terrapin”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: About the “Box”
Box turtles, regardless of how many toes they have, are called “box turtles” because of one unique trait they allContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: About the “Box””
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Boy Versus Girl
One of the first tasks I faced after I rescued Bruce and he joined our little flock was to figureContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Boy Versus Girl”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Shell Color
3 toed box turtles don’t look like other species of box turtles. Not only do they have 3 toes onContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Shell Color”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: 3 Toes
Bruce’s formal scientific name is “Terrapene carolina triunguis.” Luckily, his common name is much easier to pronounce: “3 toed boxContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: 3 Toes”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Rescuing
A Facebook friend of mine once said to me (and I paraphrase slightly), “Until you started sharing Bruce and Malti’sContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Rescuing”
About: Bruce Explains Box Turtles
Bruce is a box turtle. More specifically, he is a Texas 3-toed box turtle, and quite a handsome one atContinue reading “About: Bruce Explains Box Turtles”
Box Turtle Blues
Bruce is a rescued adult box turtle. This makes him the most unique “pet” I’ve ever cared for….starting with theContinue reading “Box Turtle Blues”