if their shell is smooth on the bottom they are a girl, but if it concaves in then it's a boy
The best way to tell if your box turtle is pregnant is by the way she acts. A pregnant box turtle will begin nesting and preparing for her eggs to be laid.
how do you tell if a box turtle laid eggs
If it is an aquatic turtle it is very difficult to tell without a side by side comparison. Aquatic female turtles have shorter claws and tails. Female land turtles have flat shell bottoms. Male box turtles have bright red eyes, curved bottoms to their shells and thin tails.
The Box turtle Family is Emydidae
I can't tell you how much a Box Turtle would eat in a year, as appetite would vary for each turtle. However I can tell you they are carnivorous when young, and herbivores when adults. See Related link..
You count the rings on one of his circles on his back.
The snapping turtle will try to attack or kill the box turtle. Some times even eat the box turtle
A boy box turtle.
A male ornate box turtle can be easily distinguished from a female by it's red eyes, the female's being brown, it's plastron or bottom shell is curved inward, in order to be able to mount the female shell, and the male tail is longer and thicker than a female.
"Turtle Tails" is a children's game that involves crawling around with a decorated box as a "shell". Players tape a paper "tail" to themselves that dangles from under the shell. The object is to use your hands and feet to detach the tails of other players. The last player with a tail is the winner.
Chinese box turtle was created in 1863.
Your box turtle is hiding because it is scare of something