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I found this little guy outside in my backyard and am trying to find out if it is a turtle or a tortoise. He/she has alittle shell damage, he's also very tame, seems like a lost pet. Does not appear to have any webbing on feet, which leads me to believe its a tortise but it possibly looks like an eastern box turtle.
It is an eastern box turtle.
Beautiful Eastern BT too! That's a real treat to have one visiting your backyard. Treat him well. If he comes often or stays around long, provide him a shallow tray of water to drink and soak in and maybe throw him some fruits and veggies scraps, and I bet he'll keep coming back.
...And it looks like a female, just from the color of its eyes.
Boxes vary a lot in disposition, some wild ones are quite tame. If you have a garden, he may take a nip of your strawberries or low-hanging tomatoes, but he'll also eat slugs and snails.
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