Terrapene ornata

Here are some photos of the adult Ornate boxies at The Turtle Ranch.

Here are our first 3 adult ornates. The male is on the right.

Here's one of the females

Here's one of the females with a plastral view.

This is Herman, one of our ornate males, so named because of his green head.  (Remember the Munsters?)  Ornates spend a lot of time in the water, even though they are from an arid climate.  In the wild, they dig burrows and create their own microclimates that are surprisingly humid.  Many desert tortoises do the same.

This is Red-eye, named after a pal of ours.   Most box turtles will continue mating until they've finished, no matter what happens.   They are also very good climbers.

Most box turtles will continue mating until they've finished, no matter what happens.  They are also very good climbers.

These are pictures of Rocky, the turtle that got Tony started as a turtler.  Rocky came in with over 20 bot fly larvae inside his body.

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