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I've been cycling my area of North Carolina for twenty years and I've always enjoyed spotting Eastern Box Turtles traveling on their way. I've stopped and moved hundreds of them off the roads. Once my children were born, I built an outdoor pen and I began to bring them home and we would keep a few of them for a short period of time and then release them. It was the kid's first experience with caring for animals. It got to the point where the kids would see me returning from a bike ride and they would come running to see what critters I had brought home. I used to see dozens of turtles in the warmer months. Sadly, I rarely see a box turtle anymore. Their local range is crisscrossed with busy roads and they are quickly getting extinguished from our area. I only saw a few this season, but this one was one of the very best I have ever encountered. I had to bring this one home and photograph his brilliant color. His shell markings are above average but his head and forelimb markings and coloration are superb. Hope you don't mind something a bit different but the forum has been pretty slow lately. I actually found this guy back on September 17 but I've been too busy to mess with the photos.
gray

We've got them here in Michigan also, but in probably 45 years of combin' the countryside lookin' for critters I've not seen one in the wild. Although I did get busted with a wood turtle and a blandings turtle last summer .

Quig

I'm in Miami, & I remember keeping and seeing loads of those
when I was a teenager riding atc's in the back country...

You don't see them anymore unless you're really looking...

I'm right about to start an aquarium with clawed frogs, my
favorite amphibian as a kid...

People live at the expense of so many wonderful animals. One would think that people would behave better. This is an example of REAL blasphemy.
I watched the destruction of a lot of herp habitat as a kid. It was a painful experience to say the least.

jason
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Things always get cloudy just before transformation.

I love them too. He would have been dead in another three seconds for sure. I am a pattern freak on turtles as well as Boas LOL.

nm

the only none boa project i have are some russian tots (eggs last month and it only took 4 1/2 years). always loved boxes I would be nice to see cb babies for sale even if you cant break even at lest they would still be around for your grand kids great looking box.

all over in the woods. They are hard to find.