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The Florida box turtle is a generalist omnivore with a diet similar to other box turtle subspecies. Its most common food sources include gastropod species and fleshy, low-hanging fruits. They also consume leafy vegetation (shrubs, herb, grasses, etc.), insects, crustaceans , and fungi .
Box turtles can be injured by dogs and cats, so special care must be taken to protect them from household pets. Box turtles require an outdoor enclosure (although they can have indoor enclosures when necessary), consistent exposure to light and a varied diet. Without these, a turtle's growth can be stunted and its immune system weakened.
Box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina).Box turtle is the common name for several species of turtle.It may refer to those of the genus Cuora or Pyxidea, which are the Asian box turtles, or more commonly to species of the genus Terrapene, the North American box turtles.
Common box turtle (Terrapene carolina) Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) River cooter (Pseudemys concinna) Escambia map turtle (Graptemys ernsti) False map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) Florida red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni) Pond slider (Trachemys scripta) Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
The exceptional box turtle Box turtle in garden The beautiful box turtle is in appearance more like a tortoise, in that it is terrestrial and superficially similar.
Eastern box turtles range in size from 4.5 to 8 in (11 to 20 cm) long. Eastern box turtle in Florida. Eastern box turtles have many uniquely identifying characteristics as part of the box turtle group. While the female's plastron is flat, it is concave in males so the male may fit over the back end of the female's carapace during mating.
Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission rescued dozens of sea turtles as recent freezing temperatures compromised the health and well-being of the reptiles. A historic winter storm ...
The box turtle feeds on carrion when it is available and on roads road-kill is a large source of carrion and a large cause of death of ornate box turtles. [7] Over-exploitation – very many ornate box turtles have been collected for sale in pet stores, and individuals have always collected some turtles. The commercial trade has had a large ...