EntdeckenReptilien

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis

The Three-toed Box Turtle is a small turtle with a special shell that can close up tight! They are friendly and love to explore their surroundings slowly.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Three-toed Box Turtle has a high-domed, reddish-brown shell, often with faint yellow or olive markings. Its head and limbs are typically yellowish-orange, sometimes adorned with red spots. A key feature is the three distinct toes on each hind foot, making it unique.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseTestudinesOrdnungTestudinesFamilieEmydidaeGattungTerrapene
Three-toed Box Turtle
solitary trait badgeomnivorous trait badgeherbivorous trait badgelongevous trait badge
Three-toed Box Turtle

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

A box turtle can sometimes survive for over a year without food!

Each growth ring on their shell can tell you how old they are.

Temperature decides if a hatchling will be male or female!

They often have favorite spots and rarely roam far from home.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Forest Camo

Three-toed Box Turtle has drab brown and olive colors that help them blend perfectly into the forest floor, hiding from hungry eyes.

Fähigkeit

Keen Sniffer

Three-toed Box Turtle can find hidden food like mushrooms and grubs because of its excellent sense of smell, even after rain.

Fähigkeit

Survival Hibernation

Three-toed Box Turtle can survive cold winters by digging into the soil and entering a deep sleep, conserving energy until spring.

Maße und Details

Länge
10-14 cm
Gewicht
0.3-0.6 kg
Lebenserwartung
30-50 Jahre
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-8
Brutzeit
70-120 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are omnivores, munching on a variety of plants, fruits, fungi, and small critters!

Altersunterschiede: Younger turtles eat more insects and protein, while adults consume a broader omnivorous diet.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insects
  • Slugs
  • Mushrooms
  • Berries
  • Fallen fruit
  • Roots

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons often prey on their eggs and hatchlings when found.

eaten by

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Skunks can dig up and eat box turtle eggs or small young.

eats

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

The turtles will forage for and eat slow-moving slugs.

eats

Morel Mushroom

Morchella esculenta

A favorite food source, they seek out various fungi like morels.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a turtle, watch it from a distance and don't touch it without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Three-toed Box Turtle?

10-14 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Three-toed Box Turtle?

0.3-0.6 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Three-toed Box Turtle?

30-50 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Three-toed Box Turtle?

0.5 km/h

Was frisst Three-toed Box Turtle?

They are omnivores, munching on a variety of plants, fruits, fungi, and small critters!

Wo findet man Three-toed Box Turtle normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Three-toed Box Turtle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Three-toed Box Turtle?

1-8

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

Karte wird geladen…

Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

Wo zu sehen

Mehr Reptilien