Eastern Box Turtle - Male

One Eastern Box Turtle found

This guy was the impromptu topic of our homeschool day on Tuesday when our son found him and saved him from being run over. He's a male. You can tell by the colorful shell and eyes. Females are much more drab. You can also tell by checking under their tail. I'll let you research that more on your own. That's how one learns best!

Holding a turtle

Holding a turtle

He's small, but full grown. They like to eat bugs and slugs and worms. We released him back into the wilds of urban Nashville close to where we found him. He did well enough to get full grown, so I guess he knows what he's doing and he'll be okay.