🐢😆Have you ever seen box turtles breed? I don’t know why but it’s always a little comical. They almost always breed in water. The males make use of the female not wanting to stay boxed (closed) up while in the water. While on land the female will box up and stay that way for quite some time if she wants to. | Southern Reptiles

These are not the typical boxes you open up this time of year…they’re box turtles! 🎁 A box turtle is a type of turtle capable of completely sealing itself inside its shell. These turtles have hinges on their plastron, the bottom part of their shell, that allow them to lift the front half of the plastron up toward the carapace, or upper shell. This unique defense mechanism enables the turtle to hide safely when threatened. We have a variety of Asian box turtle species at our Turtle Survival Cent