Georgie (or George)
Three-Toed Box Turtle

 

This is my roommate Scott's turtle. As of now, I am calling her a female. She is only half-grown (approximately 3 years old) and we won't be certain for about another year.

 


He found her floating in a swimming pool. Her eyes are reddish brown, not nearly as red as Loki's but a little redder than Dottie's.


Her shell has slight pyramiding of the scutes, so while she was found outdoors I think it's possible she is captive bred. (Christie said "or else she lived somewhere where she had constant access to dog food.")


Her plastron definately isn't concave...but that doesn't really tell us much when it comes to three-toed's. (Loki's isn't either.)


She is so funny! She KNEW I was trying to take a picture of her tail and she absolutely refused to cooperate! She would not bring her tail out for anything! Not even when she was walking. (Look at the picture above!)


Soaking her in water did the trick eventually! (Really, I think it was because I told her I would leaver her alone if she let me get a picture of her tail!) In this picture, she definately looks female.


Here you can see her anal gland is nearing the end of her shell. It is still lower than Loki's...but in another year or two her tail could grow longer and she could be a he.

 


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