39K views · 5.2K reactions | Chinese box turtles are always hungry. The most active species of box turtle I’ve ever kept. Feeding on pellets, meal worms, and earth worms. They thrive when raised in shallow water as hatchlings and prefer to be on land as they get older. | Southern Reptiles | Facebook

1.2K views · 67 reactions | How did the Eastern Box Turtle get its name? These turtles have a special hinge on the plastron (bottom shell) that helps hide their head, legs, and tail completely—almost like hiding inside a box! go.usa.gov/xRkCz | Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife | Facebook

1,372 turtle hatchlings crawling toward their new future. 🌟 We’re proud to support the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS) (@tcsmalaysia) and their amazing work to protect the critically endangered Southern River Terrapin, a turtle species that was once common across its range but has since had its population decimated due to overharvesting of adults and eggs, as well as sand mining and hydropower development in its habitat. This past fall, TCS celebrated a huge milestone with their l