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casichelydia
at Thu Jan 18 01:21:16 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by casichelydia ]
Most easterns and three-toeds have typical appearances, with one out of every so many becoming really pretty.
Floridas (same species as above two) are black and yellow, some with more detailed patterning than others. Babies are extremely pretty. Ornates (different species) have a similar theme, often with wider yellow stripes, but their legs and heads can be much more colorful than those of Floridas. Baby ornates are not so busily patterned as Floridas.
Since box turtles can take many years to develop their colors, eventual colors and patterns are tough to predict. That doesn't stop some sellers from posting a picture of one really pretty turtle, as though every baby hatched from the pen containing that animal will be just as pretty.
I've had some hatchlings (three-toeds) develop great color at a couple years age, only to lose it a couple years later. I recently had some hatchings (three-toeds) look very contrasting right out of the eggs. More time will tell on that. Many three-toeds are produced from Texas, where most seem to be brown. Many ornates come from the same state, and are the most colorful box turtles you'll find.
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RE: How did you find your box turtle? - casichelydia, Thu Jan 18 01:21:16 2007