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Three-toed
Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis
(Linnaeus 1758) |
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| general
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| description |
One of the subspecies
of the American Box Turtle, usually with plain brown or
olive carapaces sometimes patterned with yellow lines
or marks. The plastron is the same drab color as the carapace.
The skin is brown or grey, with variable amounts of red,
orange, yellow or white on the head and front legs. As
its name suggests, it usually (but not always) has only
three toes on hind feet. |
| distribution |
U.S.A.
(eastern Texas to southeastern Kansas, southern Missouri
and south-central Alabama) |
| adult
size |
3" - 5" carapax length
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| sexing |
Males often have bright
red eyes, and commonly have areas of solid red or white
color on their heads and fore limbs. |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Terrestrial; swamps |
| cage
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Cage should be large instead
of tall. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| substrate |
Moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
Daytime (diurnal);
12 - 14 hours each day with direct natural sunlight or
UV lamp (e.g. ReptiSun 5.0,
UV Heat Bulb) |
| temperature |
28 - 31 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
26 - 28 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
24 - 25 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
mid to high |
| water
dish |
a large water bowl or
dish (e.g. Rock water
dish) should be available to access all the time. |
| hiding
place |
Optional. Possibllites
include caves (e.g. Habba
Hut, Heat Cave), etc |
| diet |
| diet |
Omnivorous (both plant
and meat-eating);
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| plant
matter |
Various fruits (e.g. Plums,
Peaches, Strawberries, Apples with skin, Kiwi, Starfruits,
Papayas, Mangos, Tomatoes, etc), Carrots, Mushrooms, Beans,
Peas, Grass, Veggies, Flowers, Dark Leafy Greens (e.g.
dandelions, mustards, collards, turnips, kales), Box
Turtle & Tortoise Food |
| animal
matter |
Snails, slugs, worms,
high quality canned reptile, dog or cat food, Low-Fat
Meat (e.g. fish, chicken) |
| notes |
a large diversity of plant
matter should be offered |
| reproduction |
| reproduction |
Oviparous |
| eggs |
lays multiple clutches
of 4-5 eggs |
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