General Pictures of T2
(Male Three-Toed Box Turtle)
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T2 eating a Dandilion Flower. I have had T2, a male Three-Toed box turtle, over
9 years now, and this is the first time I have ever seen him eat a Dandilion
flower. I have read in books that box turtles do this, but this is a first
time I have ever seen this, with any of my turtles. This weed was pulled by
me a couple of days before. I commonly do this, pull weeds, then let them dry
out on the ground. I guess I will pull more 'flowering' weeds, and not directly
put them in the garbage can. Maybe this can be an additional source of food for
my turtles. I wonder if it is necessary that I even pull the weeds of of the
ground? I suspect that I would have to pull them so that the turtles will see
the flowers. (03/24/98)
Another view of T2. This picture is similar to the above picture, except I move T2
into the Sun for a better picture. The origional picture was taken in the shade, at
the exact position I discovered T2 eating the flower. (03/24/98)
Still another picture of T2, taken of it's left side. This is a pretty crummy
photograph, but it clearly shows the shape of this Male Three-Toed box turtle's tail.
Notice that 'T2's tail, specifically, the 'base', or starting point of it's tail, is
very 'thick'. This is a general Male trait of all American Box Turtles. Females are
supposed to have 'thinner' tails at the base. I will try to prove this when I get a hold
(eg: find) my Female Three-Toed turtle 'T3', then photograph it. (03/24/98)
This is what happens if you approach T2 too fast. (04/18/98)
This photo is of T2 moments just after coming out of it's shell. Generally after T2 'clams up', it will take a few minutes before he begins to open up the hinged plastron. Assuming he feels safe, he will then fully come out of his shell. (04/18/98)
This is an old photo (04/21/96) of T2 (male), taken of it's left side. This picture was
taken in the shade, using a flash unit. Notice the somewhat 'pinkish' eye iris coloring
on this turtle. Perhaps 'pinkish' can be assumed to be somewhat 'reddish'? I definitely
know this is a male turtle, since when it tries to mate with T3, it assumes the 'top-rear'
position, which is a common male trait.
Again, notice that 'T2's tail, specifically, the 'base', or starting point of it's tail,
is very 'thick'. This is a general Male trait of all American Box Turtles. Females are
supposed to have 'thinner' tails at the base.
This page Edited/Updated: 04-20-98 11:55 PM
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