Box Turtle “B” loves to grab onto things when he walks around the room. I am not sure why he is doing this behavior, but a lot of times when he does this it usually ends up with him trying to breed with the object. Sometimes he will do this to my shoe and it makes for interesting times.Read more
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Frogs, Turtles and Foxes, oh my!
Since I spend most of my time out in Explore the Wild, I get to see a lot of our native wildlife. I’m no photographer extraordinaire like Ranger Greg but I thought I would share some of my favorite pictures! To see some of Ranger Greg’s photos–click here! There is so much to see out in Explore the Wild if you take the time to look!Read more
QuikPic- Box Turtle A
This is Box Turtle A, you can see this turtle has ninja like skills and can climb the infamous rainbow” hidey hut.” Read more
QuikPost: Sea Turtle Surgery
A very long time ago, Keeper Larry posted about Dr. Lewbart. Recently, I was talking with my roommate and she told me about this article. When I read the article I recognized the name of the Dr. and thought it was very interesting. SEA TURTLE SURGERY (Allen Breed, Associated Press) Read more
QuikPost:Turtle Enrichment
Enrichment for the animals is a big part of our job here at the museum.I walked into the reptile room and was able to snap this photo of Zoe who appears to be looking at his. The turtles also have had rubber ducks,tunnels and rubber balls.If you have a suggestion what Zoe might like, let us know in the comments section.Read more
Box turtles are territorial
The Keepers got a call last week from someone trying to do a good deed by rescuing this turtle. It’s a box turtle, and if you look closely in the area of its back right leg you can see some shell missing. It appears to be an old injury that the turtle has long recovered from. If you find a turtle in the wild, please let it be. If you find one wandering down the road, move it to theRead more