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Box Turtles
The box turtle (Terrapene), is a genus of turtle native to North America comprising four species largely characterized by having a domed shell, which is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.
North American box turtles are omnivores with a very varied diet with insects, earth worms, millipedes forming a good portion of their diet, but the diet also consists for a large part of vegetation, with fruits being a favorite.
Asian box turtles are turtles of the genus Cuora in the family Geoemydidae and comprise 10 - 11 species with about the same number of subspecies. The genus occurs from Assam throughout Southeast Asia and central to southern China northeastwards to Japan, and southeastwards to Indonesia and the Philippines.
Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of species and subspecies of Box Turtles.
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Box Turtles - Difficult, but Fascinating Captives
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Cant get my 2 hatchlings to eat
by nyrich44 - Dec 15, 2009 04:25 PM |
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Dec 19, 2009 11:56 AM by vichris |
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Advice on Wintering box turtles
by SweetPealet - Dec 14, 2009 02:45 PM |
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Dec 16, 2009 05:09 PM by StephF |
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What a warm fall we've had
by boxienuts - Dec 01, 2009 11:27 PM |
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Dec 12, 2009 01:19 PM by boxienuts |
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for golfdiva
by chelonian71 - Nov 29, 2009 07:25 PM |
3 |
Dec 14, 2009 07:52 AM by chelonian71 |
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A Question of Gender...
by MMathis - Nov 28, 2009 03:08 PM |
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Dec 01, 2009 11:01 PM by boxienuts |
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Happy Turkey Day!
by StephF - Nov 25, 2009 10:09 AM |
0 | No replies |
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calico ky eastern!
by leehafley - Nov 23, 2009 09:55 PM |
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Dec 01, 2009 11:22 PM by leehafley |
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Box Turtle Substrate?
by BoxMom - Nov 19, 2009 05:50 PM |
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Nov 27, 2009 04:56 PM by PHBoxTurtle |
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Eggs found late & a female
by norristhenut - Nov 17, 2009 08:35 PM |
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Nov 23, 2009 05:03 PM by norristhenut |
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conjoined turtle individuals
by chelonian71 - Nov 17, 2009 09:43 AM |
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Nov 27, 2009 04:40 PM by PHBoxTurtle |
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question pleason posting photos from URL
by chelonian71 - Nov 17, 2009 09:00 AM |
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Nov 17, 2009 10:29 PM by harley0711 |
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Box turtle not using rear leg???
by harley0711 - Nov 15, 2009 11:46 AM |
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Apr 24, 2010 12:43 AM by harley0711 |
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HELP small neck bump
by SooperScoot - Nov 12, 2009 11:41 AM |
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Nov 14, 2009 11:37 AM by sooperscoot |
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Does Brumation differ with age?
by MMathis - Nov 10, 2009 09:16 AM |
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Nov 17, 2009 12:33 PM by MMathis |
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Florida box turtle enclosure question.
by varanusgiganteus - Nov 08, 2009 02:43 PM |
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Nov 17, 2009 06:19 PM by chuckguy2 |
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Congrats! RMB published
by chelonian71 - Oct 30, 2009 11:11 AM |
0 | No replies |
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T. Herman was and I hope still is a male
by chelonian71 - Oct 20, 2009 09:17 AM |
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Oct 22, 2009 12:43 PM by biowarble |
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Florida Box stuck in its shell
by MeTurtles - Oct 13, 2009 12:28 PM |
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Oct 13, 2009 07:44 PM by StephF |
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Anyone feed the nature zone diet?
by pfan151 - Oct 11, 2009 05:24 PM |
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Oct 17, 2009 05:34 AM by kensopher |
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Fun little project here in VA
by StephF - Oct 11, 2009 09:22 AM |
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Oct 26, 2009 09:12 PM by boxienuts |
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He wont eat!!!
by rawrnessisity400 - Oct 07, 2009 02:56 PM |
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Oct 08, 2009 01:40 PM by StephF |
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David Lee at MATTS mtg Oct 10 in MD 6PM
by Katrina - Oct 06, 2009 12:49 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Enclosure Construction
by curtis9980 - Oct 03, 2009 09:35 PM |
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Nov 05, 2009 06:40 PM by kingsnake1 |
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box turtle rescued!
by roxy1 - Oct 03, 2009 01:13 PM |
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Oct 19, 2009 01:23 PM by PHBoxTurtle |
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Rehoming Turtles????
by dannygirl8 - Oct 02, 2009 11:46 AM |
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Oct 19, 2009 01:38 PM by PHBoxTurtle |
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Urgent! White stuff around mouth?
by mdterp - Sep 27, 2009 06:15 PM |
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Oct 06, 2009 11:47 AM by StephF |
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It's hot in the hot tub
by vichris - Sep 26, 2009 02:54 PM |
0 | No replies |
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FL Box pics
by snakeeyes1618 - Sep 26, 2009 01:41 PM |
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Oct 31, 2009 12:17 PM by rattay |
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box turtle helped - a morning show
by chelonian71 - Sep 22, 2009 08:06 PM |
3 |
Oct 20, 2009 12:02 AM by boxiebabe |
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Housing different species together??
by teeblue - Sep 22, 2009 12:38 PM |
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Sep 26, 2009 07:53 PM by golfdiva |
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I'm here wishing...
by StephF - Sep 22, 2009 08:20 AM |
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Sep 29, 2009 09:28 AM by Peeperskeeper |
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Hatchling Eastern Box Turtles
by fredlobster - Sep 19, 2009 03:20 PM |
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Sep 20, 2009 08:41 AM by piglet |
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diet shift
by ONLE - Sep 14, 2009 04:20 PM |
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Sep 16, 2009 02:38 PM by ONLE |
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Wild EBT survivor
by piglet - Sep 13, 2009 04:57 PM |
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Sep 14, 2009 07:38 PM by boxienuts |
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Gulfcoast Box Turtle hatchlings
by jscrick - Sep 13, 2009 09:26 AM |
0 | No replies |
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Baby Florida Box Turtle Pics
by tspuckler - Sep 11, 2009 02:53 PM |
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Sep 13, 2009 11:41 AM by jscrick |
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to hibernate or not to hibernate
by idchick - Sep 05, 2009 03:42 PM |
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Sep 05, 2009 10:12 PM by Peeperskeeper |
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boxienuts - question about hog slop
by zelaphez - Sep 02, 2009 01:45 PM |
4 |
Sep 04, 2009 12:02 AM by boxienuts |
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Help for my sick baby box turtle.
by nyrich44 - Aug 30, 2009 09:53 PM |
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Aug 31, 2009 02:33 PM by peeperskeeper |
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Eggs found late Part3
by norristhenut - Aug 26, 2009 08:43 PM |
1 |
Aug 27, 2009 07:10 PM by boxienuts |
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Eggs found late Part 2
by norristhenut - Aug 22, 2009 08:44 AM |
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Aug 22, 2009 12:46 PM by StephF |
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Weightloss = Eggs?
by lilypad42 - Aug 21, 2009 07:47 AM |
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Aug 21, 2009 10:47 AM by StephF |
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Carl Ernst speaking 21st Lancaster PA
by Katrina - Aug 20, 2009 12:40 PM |
1 |
Aug 20, 2009 07:37 PM by kensopher |
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Guess who's coming to dinner?
by ONLE - Aug 20, 2009 12:37 PM |
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Aug 20, 2009 11:23 PM by Katrina |
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RIP Speedbump
by lilypad42 - Aug 17, 2009 04:17 PM |
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Aug 21, 2009 07:16 AM by lilypad42 |
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Eggs found late
by norristhenut - Aug 16, 2009 08:12 PM |
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Aug 19, 2009 11:19 AM by StephF |
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care of w/c versuse captive. . . . . .?
by abstractart1026 - Aug 12, 2009 09:01 PM |
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Aug 18, 2009 11:17 AM by StephF |
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box-turtle-laws
by blueboost68 - Aug 10, 2009 05:45 PM |
3 |
Aug 20, 2009 02:07 PM by StephF |
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box turtles mating?
by billy1983 - Aug 10, 2009 05:34 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Off topic thought you might enjoy pic
by boxienuts - Aug 08, 2009 03:09 PM |
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Aug 14, 2009 05:03 AM by vichris |
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is it just me or is that wrong
by banjobert - Aug 03, 2009 09:31 PM |
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Sep 04, 2009 07:01 PM by kingsnake1 |
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Ornate box turtles in Louisiana
by kensopher - Aug 02, 2009 08:49 AM |
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Aug 03, 2009 09:39 PM by kensopher |
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Hatchlings are 8 months old now
by Moedad - Jul 28, 2009 02:22 PM |
1 |
Aug 03, 2009 09:29 PM by PHBoxTurtle |
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Looking for some advice.
by ErichRhom - Jul 27, 2009 01:39 AM |
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Aug 20, 2009 11:17 PM by Katrina |
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Cialis moment?
by StephF - Jul 24, 2009 02:54 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Tomato frenzy
by StephF - Jul 24, 2009 02:50 PM |
0 | No replies |
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pic
by clarkc - Jul 24, 2009 07:49 AM |
0 | No replies |
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Spike posses...
by golfdiva - Jul 23, 2009 03:25 PM |
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Aug 20, 2009 11:18 PM by Katrina |
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5 passed away in a few days
by labendwa - Jul 23, 2009 02:47 PM |
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Aug 20, 2009 11:20 PM by Katrina |
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Interesting find...
by exreptile - Jul 19, 2009 11:35 PM |
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Jul 21, 2009 09:26 AM by LittleGreys |
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High Altitude Turtle Lost
by jemrocky - Jul 17, 2009 10:05 PM |
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Aug 03, 2009 10:22 PM by PHBoxTurtle |
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I.P.M.
by StephF - Jul 16, 2009 02:22 PM |
7 |
Jul 17, 2009 11:33 PM by boxienuts |
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Insecticide/fertilizer okay.
by mdterp - Jul 15, 2009 05:06 PM |
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Jul 16, 2009 03:18 PM by StephF |
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I found a new turtle..................
by vichris - Jul 14, 2009 09:57 AM |
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Jul 14, 2009 11:17 PM by vichris |
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3 toed box turtle in pa.
by robthroat - Jul 12, 2009 09:48 PM |
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Aug 05, 2009 02:27 PM by PHBoxTurtle |
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Made a new batch of hog slop for boxies
by boxienuts - Jul 11, 2009 11:43 AM |
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Jul 18, 2009 11:41 AM by KellyWood23 |
