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 Turtle Found-want to know what kind it is

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WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First of all there is no such thing as a Western Box Turtle. The term is sometims incorrectly applied to members of the Ornata Species, as in Terrepene Ornata Ornata (Ornate Box Turtle) or Terrepene Ornata Luteola (Desert Box turtle) Both species generally occur west of the Mississippi River, thereby sometimes referred to as "Western".
There are Only two distinct species of box turtle in the U.S. Terrepene Carolina Carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) from which descends the subspecies Florida (Bauri),Gulf Coast(Major),Three toed(Triungus) and Yucatan(Yucatana) And Terepene Ornata Ornata from which descends the subspecies Desert (luteola)
Second... I dont see how anyone can determine the sex of the box turtle in these pictures. There is no way to distinguish eye color. There is no discernable concave in the plastron. And no picture of the location of the cloaca in relation to the margin of the plastron.
Boxturtle1316 i would slow down on the advice til I read a little bit more. The fact that you think their turtle is a female based solely on the fact that the one you have and THINK is a female is smaller than theirs is utterly ridicilous!
But thanks for playing we have some nice parting gifts for you!!!!!!!!

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 #2089666

 Turtle Found-want to know what kind it is

First of all I offered no "advice", I was stating facts, which most of you on here are apparenntly ignorant. What do you mean "everything I said backwards would be correct"? I dont know what you mean by that. Everything I said is 100% correct according to taxanomical nomenclature. That means "scientific names and categorization" for those of you who cant understand big words. Thats pretty much the "categorical realm" that you speak of. The one scientists an biologists use. I dont think you are either.
I still contend that there is no such thing as a Western box turtle! If you google it you will get a pic of an Ornate or a Desert which is a completely different species from the Eastern.
I suggest you go to chelonia . org (no spaces) find the complete taxanomical list. This may help you grasp the difference between the terms "Species" and "Subspecies" You probably wont visit the web site because you are not prepared to discover that you argument is completely illogical and flat out wrong. You would be more comfortable to attack another persons wisdom and experience than to educate yourself. Thank you.
Mike

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 Turtle Found-want to know what kind it is

What!!!! You got nothin!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I assume I was right.

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 #2091825

 Turtle Found-want to know what kind it is

The soft shell is probably due to a calcium deficiency. Look for RepCal calcium powder in you pet store. This can be added directly to the water. Its not really a good idea to house such smaller turtles with larger ones, for that very reason. It is very likely that the little guy was attacked by the larger one. or like you said it could have just fallen off.
The injured turtle needs to get to a vet fast. Infection is likely to set in soon. In the mean time, quarantine him from all the other turtles. You might also want to think about housing the smaller ones from the larger ones from now on.

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