Backyard Science - I Like Turtles
This is the first in a series of diaries about how I went from being a run of the mill animal lover and pet owner to something of an Eastern box turtle maven. It has been a very interesting journey, to...
View ArticleBackyard Science- More adventures with Box Turtles
So there I was, out in a parcel of land slated for 'development', with a young Eastern box turtle in my hand. It was August of 2002, and it was right about then that I had one of those “oh crap”...
View ArticleEastern Box Turtles, Take 3: Momentum
By September I had located 3 Eastern box turtles on the vacant property: Ruby, Fannie, and Hector. That is also about the time that things started to gain some momentum. Within the next couple of...
View ArticleTravels with Box Turtles, Episode 4
Operation turtle rescue had ended by November 2002. I had found six box turtles and been given a seventh from a different area. Three of these would have to stay indoors over the winter due to illness,...
View ArticleBackyard Science: Fun Facts About Eastern Box Turtles Part 5
I will refrain from getting overly technical here, but I would like to share some points of interest, dispel some myths, highlight some concerns, and provide information that may be more up to date...
View ArticleBackyard Science: Eastern Box Turtles Aren’t Like You and Me
The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks Which practically conceal its sex. I think it...
View ArticleBackyard Science: Eastern Box Turtle Eggs and Hatchling Turtles
I last left you with a description of the nesting and egg laying process. It is time to continue describing the rest of the story.So, the eggs are laid, the nest is covered, and we wait. The wait can...
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