3 toed box turtles don’t look like other species of box turtles. Not only do they have 3 toes on each of their back feet (instead of 4 or 5 toes per foot like other species of box turtles), but they also have different shell and skin colors. To further complicate matters, boy 3 toedContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Shell Color”
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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 box turtle.” If you are from Texas, you call Bruce a “Texas 3 toed box turtle.” If you are from anywhere else, you call Bruce a “North American 3 toed box turtle.” Not surprisingly, Bruce getsContinueContinue 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’s lives here, I just thought turtles were rocks with legs. I didn’t realize they had personalities and preferences and intelligence.” I love this!! How AWESOME! Here is this person having this total shift in perspectiveContinueContinue 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 at that (although his mama admits to possibly being just the teensiest bit biased). Contrary to popular belief, not everything is bigger in Texas….including Bruce. Since he is a rescued box turtle, we don’t know howContinueContinue 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 the fact that he is in no way, shape or form an actual pet. He just isn’t. He is truly a wild creature. A bit of back story: Bruce’s path crossed with mine a year andContinueContinue reading “Box Turtle Blues”
Turtle Lives Matter
Yes they do. No one knows that better than Malti’s mommy (aka me). One Tuesday, Malti went missing. We had been out on the lawn together as usual. One moment she was there – the next minute she was GONE. The next 6 days went by in a blur of pain + action. My momContinueContinue reading “Turtle Lives Matter”
But She Is “Just” a Turtle
Oh boy. Let me tell you what. Being a turtle mommy, for me at least, has been like winning free tickets to the “learning curve rollercoaster” – that really fast, scary one I never wanted to ride in the first place. If you’ve been following Malti’s adventures here and on social media, you probably rememberContinueContinue reading “But She Is “Just” a Turtle”
Malti’s Great Escape (& Her Mommy’s Great Search)
originally published on Malti & Me on May 16, 2016 Those of you who have been following Malti & Me for the past 2 years know that she came to me when she was just 1 month old, silver dollar-sized and scared of everything. Not anymore. Today, Malti is a feisty and fiercely independent 2-year-old….aContinueContinue reading “Malti’s Great Escape (& Her Mommy’s Great Search)”
Love & Feathers & Shells 