r/turtles • u/Lou_Smorrels • 9h ago

ID Request ID request

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Found last June in eastern Pennsylvania roughly the size of a US quarter at the time. Now it’s roughly the size of a silver dollar. We’ve been calling her a ‘she’ because I don’t know why.

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u/Significant-Ad8893 51m ago

Eastern box turtle

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u/Past_Dragonfruit980 34m ago

What characteristics other than location helped you chose this ID? It’s difficult to tell from the pictures, but I don’t see any bright coloring typically associated with Easterns

Edit: I should have googled first. That’s definitely an eastern juvenile. They are protected and illegal to take from the wild

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u/DoctorFriendly 1h ago

Box turtle, illegal to have in Missouri without permitting. Here’s a news article with more info. Realistically, if you willingly surrender to a wildlife rehab, no one will get you in trouble

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