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torifritz30 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 90

i have no clue?!?! he/she has yellow and orange spots under all his/her legs and the head.....help i have a pic but i dont kno how to like get it on here ...as you can tell i am a new comer Question

torifritz30 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 90

can you guys help.....my mom and i are goin shoppin for a lagoon or a cage tonite and i need to kno before 5:30 ....ummm i sent a girl my picture of the turt and she said she would put it on here.....well you cant see the legs and head that wel so i will tell you ...it has yellow and orange polka dots on all the botttom of the legs..and there are some on the head...plz help me..

deesygirl · Moderator Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 1228

I sent you a pm
Lagoons are not sutible habitats for turtles. Go to the top of this page under the green button tha tsays setups it has some basic information on what you need.

The picture is not really clear but here goes

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http://www.anapsid.org/reslider.html

Everglades Ranger · Level 1 Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 15

It is one of the 4 subspecies of eastern box turtles. Three-Toed Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis).This subspecies often has an almost pattern less, brown shell with some red around the head, neck and forelegs, and three claws on the hind feet. The three-toed box turtle ranges extensively west of the Mississippi River through the southern Midwest and Texas. Although this range overlaps considerably with the western box turtle, the two species are usually separated by habitat preference. Three-toed box turtles prefer woodlands and damp brush while western box turtles inhabit more arid, open habitats. Cool

Rachel16 · Level 3 Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 366

i agree its a eastern box turtle or maybe three toed box turtle Laughing

torifritz30 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 90

thanx that helped me a lot ..
now i got another one and it is a r.e.s.!! Laughing