Eastern Box Turtle

• Scientific name: Terrapene carolina
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Testudines
• Family: Emydidae
• Genus: Terrapene
• Species: T. carolina

Fun Facts

• Eastern box turtles can live 30 to 50 years.
• Unlike warm blooded animals, their metabolism doesn't drive their appetite, instead, they can just lessen their activity level, retreat into their shells and halt their food intake until better conditions arise.
• They eat:
  • Beetles
  • Berries
  • Caterpillars
  • Earthworms
  • Fallen fruit
  • Flowers
  • Grasses
  • Grubs
  • Mushrooms
  • Snails