what species is this turtle?

[saintvic]

A friend of mine recently gave me her turtle and I was wondering what kind of turtle this is. Not sure if its a boy or girl. Its been in an 20 gallon aquarium for 15 years so it didn't know how to react to my other ones that are outside but they seem fine together.

 

[Tom O.]

I think a terrapene carolina triunguis.

 

[yagyujubei]

Yep, three toed box turtle. Looks like a female. Overgrown beak. Glad to hear she's outside now. What are the "other ones"?

 

[dmarcus]

Looks like a three toed to me also..

 

[saintvic]

The other 6 are three toed and 1 russian but this one looked different because of the beak. There's also a small sulcata in there.

 

[Jacqui]

I also think 3toed. Do you keep them all together?

 

[saintvic]

I keep all 8 of the box turtles in one but the small sulcata is in there temporarily because his is being worked on. I had to relocate his.

 

[jojodesca]

yep thats 3 toed boxy......how many do you have that ate ttbt?

 

[saintvic]

I have 7 ttbt but why does​

this one have a longer beak?

 

[jojodesca]

I have 7 ttbt but why does​

this one have a longer beak?

it's longer because the beak is overgrown....probably from poor nutrition..eating soft food and not having anything in the habitat for her to use to file it down herself...now that it is this bad, you will have to file if for her..or take her to the vet and they can do it....it the meantime feed her on a flat stone and give her a cuttlebone to gnaw on....

 

[turtlemann2]

wow she looks dry, definatly a ttbt id soak her extra, she needs her beak trimmed this was caused by poor husbandry... id get her to a vet or someone experianced with using a dremmel to trim it down as its a bit beyond the DIY for the first time length IMO

 

[Laura]

looks like its sandy as well..
can you post another pic from the side to see if her shell growth is ok...

 

[saintvic]

more pics

Here's more pics of the ttbt

 

[turtlemann2]

ahh she is a beaut! cant wait to see what she looks like after her beak is all trimmed up it sounds as though she has found the perfect home with you thanks for sharing

 

[pryncesssc]

beautiful turtle ! Im glad she now has a home where she can roam free and play outside and be taken care of by people that love her !!