Yes, they do bite my brother almost lost a finger on one.
Because it might bite you
The Box turtle Family is Emydidae
The snapping turtle will try to attack or kill the box turtle. Some times even eat the box turtle
A boy box turtle.
Box turtles don't bite. Box turtles don't have teeth to bite with!! I have a box turtle and his name is Tuck and I have stuck my finger in front of his face and he does nothing. Box turtles crawl fast though.Box turtles will only bite it they think you are food. I've been bitten because my box turtle thought my finger was a worm (they love earthworms). They also bite each other. The males will readily bite a female's feet when trying to mate. One of my females had a horrible bite on her rear foot that never healed properly but she lived a normal life. Heck, she might still be alive. All my box turtles should still be alive wherever they are.Box turtles will only bite it they think you are food. I've been bitten because my box turtle thought my finger was a worm (they love earthworms). They also bite each other. The males will readily bite a female's feet when trying to mate. One of my females had a horrible bite on her rear foot that never healed properly but she lived a normal life. Heck, she might still be alive. All my box turtles should still be alive wherever they are.
It is not recommended because soft shell turtles have little protection, and seem to have a "bite me" sign on them. If you do happen to get another turtle, you would have to do plenty of babysitting.
Chinese box turtle was created in 1863.
Your box turtle is hiding because it is scare of something
The Eastern Box Turtle is classified as terrapene carolina carolina.The Western Box Turtle is classified as terrapene ornata.
Well.......... They dont really have much but the Red Eared Slider turtle will bite if you make it mad and the Snapping turtle could bite your finger off! The Alligator Snapping turtle has a 300 pound bite! That is about the only thing!
yes it is
They are all types of turtles : the snapping turtle, sea turtle, and box turtle.