I Found these mating box turtles while on a walk yesterday in Pennsylvania. Are they mating, though, or fighting? The “female” look a lot like a male to me. I’ve seen males get stuck in that particular position (the one on the back) from combat.
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Found 2 Box Turtles
OldTime
Oct 10, 2007 08:37 AM
Replies (7)
StephF
Oct 10, 2007 10:51 AM
Mating.
boxienuts
Oct 10, 2007 02:25 PM
boom chcka wowwow 
OldTime
Oct 10, 2007 04:06 PM
I REALLY thought they were two males! Her eyes were so red she had the same size claws as her mate! So...does this mean I posted porn!?? Sorry.
StephF
Oct 10, 2007 04:37 PM
I've seen some females with red eyes, but they are never quite that true, fire engine red that the males have.
And I don't think it qualifies as porn...maybe just a well-worn National Geographic....
OldTime
Oct 10, 2007 05:40 PM
OK, National geographic I can deal with. Thank you for the reassuring words. I was beginning to feel a bit sordid, lol.
boxienuts
Oct 11, 2007 01:19 PM
notice how the pupils on the male are smaller, the females pupils are fuller sized even though the color is red, I have noticed this to be a good indicator of male versus female in juvies more than color, anyone else noticed that difference?
OldTime
Oct 11, 2007 10:24 PM
Hey, that’s really interesting. I looked through some other turtle photos I have taken and found another female with red eyes. I compared it with the male I found yesterday and you’re absolutely right! The female’s pupils are larger! I never heard of this before. I’m pretty sure the light conditions were similar in both environments so you might be onto something.
