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Some of our overwintering Woodland Box Turtles are feeling better and growing accustomed to breakfast in bed service! Woodland Box Turtles are scavenging omnivores and eat a wild diet consisting of carrion (dead animals), berries, greens, flowers, mushrooms, invertebrates, and more. Young box turtles are almost exclusively carnivorous, as they need the protein and calcium from bones and meat to grow and develop well. In care, staff tries to keep diets varied, balanced, and similar to their wild

🐢✨ This is an Eastern Box Turtle! 🐢 They get their name because when they’re scared, they can close their shell like a box—not just hide in it. Plus, their shells are beautifully camouflaged to blend in with leaf litter! 🍂This one has red eyes, which suggests it’s a male. A better way to check is by looking at the plastron—if it’s concave, it’s a male, and if it’s flat, it’s a female. 🐢 Females have flat shells to make room for eggs, while males are concave to help with mating. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Inste