There are basically two kinds of beings in this world: those who wear their box on the outside and thoseContinue reading “Day 348: The Box Is Closed”
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Day 162: Box Turtle Color Camouflage
In a wild setting, color aesthetics can make all the difference between who gets lunch and who is lunch. SoContinue reading “Day 162: Box Turtle Color Camouflage”
Day 135: Box Turtle Shell Scratches
Wild box turtles are quite solitary. Even when it is time to make baby box turtles, a manly and masculineContinue reading “Day 135: Box Turtle Shell Scratches”
Day 90: Scutes. Scoots.
Smart. Sensitive. Sociable (at least with lady box turtles and anything you want to eat). Flexible. Multi-talented. Strong. Speedy. GreatContinue reading “Day 90: Scutes. Scoots.”
Day 54: Box Turtle Coloration
Shelled beings are experts at using coloration to maximum effect. There is a lot more to picking out the optimalContinue reading “Day 54: Box Turtle Coloration”
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: 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: 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”