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This is what our member has to say: I agree with the first being a three-toed and the last being a male eastern, but that middle one is confusing. I would have to ...


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 I helped move the meter!   02-20-2007, 06:47 PM
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I agree with the first being a three-toed and the last being a male eastern, but that middle one is confusing. I would have to say it's also an eastern, and a male at that. His color isn't necessarily drab for a male, he's just lacking much darker patterning. He also appears to have red eyes and never have I heard of a female box turtle having red eyes. It could be a trick of the light though. Turtle two also appears to have a concave plastron, another male trait. It allows the males to better mount the females during mating. A zoo that deals with these species might know better, or if you could get some more detailed imaged possibly. I guess it could depend on the zoo though too. I would never trust my local zoo back home for anything like that, but there are others out there that would actually know what they're doing.
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He also appears to have red eyes and never have I heard of a female box turtle having red eyes. It could be a trick of the light though. Turtle two also appears to have a concave plastron, another male trait.
I have seen both in several speciemens. Mainly one or the other but my ex who breeds these critters has a few with both "male" traits.

I've yet to see it in Ornata though.
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 I helped move the meter!   02-21-2007, 12:40 AM
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I have seen both in several speciemens. Mainly one or the other but my ex who breeds these critters has a few with both "male" traits.
Kind of butch looking then huh. Probably not the most popular with the male turtles of the group
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