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they box other turtles to see who gets to keep the baby turtle.

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No, they don't, they lay their eggs in a certain spot and don't go back for them. They don't have to sit on their eggs like birds do.

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If you have box turtles that lay eggs, when their babies hatch, get them out asap. The adults will eat anything small hopping around the ground they see.

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No. She lays her eggs in a hole and then leaves.

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No, they don't

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