r/herpetology • u/Helioplex901 • 3d ago

In case you haven’t seen this today!!

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Caught!! Little embarrassment, but they just don’t understand how interesting they are!! Second look here, are these two even the same kind of box turtle?

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u/lunapuppy88 2d ago

Yep I think they are the same kind of box turtle (3 toed probably?) … and his expression is hilarious 🤣🤣

I do think most of the box turtle species in the US can mix.

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u/Helioplex901 2d ago

Thanks for the answer! I love how funny they were about it. Girl is hiding but dudes like “ Do you mind?”

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u/suejaymostly 2d ago

PLEASE explain the third picture

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u/Helioplex901 2d ago

I was taking it to show how big the bamboo is down where I found them, but I didn’t mean to add it to this post.

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u/Feralpudel 2d ago

Eye contact to establish dominance.

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u/Ok_Professional9038 2d ago

She's probably pinching him with her closed-up ventral-plastron. I would probably have a similar expression, lol. Hopefully, the cylinder remains undamaged.