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hello i just wanted to know what kind of box turtle this is i am taking care of it while my friend is away i guess he thought i knew what kind it was thanks

another pic

It appears to be either a young three toad or possible a gulf coast

Allen

It could be a young Eastern box turtle.

Yes looks like a 3 toe'd boxie
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Vichris
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"- Marcus Aurelius

Vichris Variables

Do you know where he came from? Young Easterns and Gulf Coasts can look so similar that it's hard to say. I'd guess Gulf Coast if he came from the Florida panhandle area. If he came from farther north, he's likely an Eastern. He has four toes on his back feet and doesn't look much like a Three-toed to me.

I'd go with eastern or gulf coast, but I'm not entirely sure on that one.
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Cliff

My Collection:
0.1 Florida Box Turtle
2.2 Eastern Box Turtles
1.1 Ornate Box Turtle
0.0.1 Desert Ornate Box Turtle
1.1.1 Redfoot Tortoises
2.1 Russian Tortoises
1.0.1 African Sulcata Tortoises
1.0 Burmese Python
0.1 Virginia Opossum
1.0 German Boxer
1.0 Pit Bull
1.1 Chihuahuas

Without location data it is sometimes hard to tell because box turtles will intergrade in areas where two subspeices come together-but my best guess is it is young three-toed. Three-toes can and DO have four toes. Very nice looking specimen! Tess

Here's an EBT

My thinking was that the light spots on the head and light chin markings are pretty typical of Gulfies, as well as the flatter, flared shape of the carapace. It could be carolina, triunguis or an intergrade. Major would be my first guess, not knowing anything about where he originated. Here's a young t.c.major with a similar look.