Miss Freckles arrived this afternoon and made my day! This is her first appearance this year-she’s been coming to see me for eleven years! She loves fruit, strawberries & watermelon are her favorite. I love her so much!!🩷 🥰 #ILoveTurtles #FloridaBoxTurtle

My first turtle sighting of the New Year! It’s very warm today and it was nice to see her out and about. Look at the interesting pattern on her carapace! Isn’t she pretty? #FloridaBoxTurtle #Iloveturtles

Miss Freckles stopped by this evening and tonight’s treat was a plum, which she heartily enjoyed. Bootsie watched. #FloridaBoxTurtle #MissFreckles #Cute #ILikeTurtles

Sweet little Miss Freckles came by again this morning
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She was delighted to have some watermelon, and if your sound is on, you can hear her say “thanks!” at the end 🥰
#MissFreckles #FloridaBoxTurtle #ILoveTurtles

Miss Freckles is back for figs and watermelon! #MissFreckles #ILoveTurtles #figs #watermelon #FloridaBoxTurtle #turtles #fruitsnacks

Miss Freckles, a wild Florida box turtle who has lived in my yard for 10 years, is fixing to take a bite of strawberry. She has an amazing spotted carapace, dark brown-black with bright yellow markings in a gorgeous pattern that would remind you of a mandala.

Truly, a wild Florida box turtle who has lived in my yard for 12 years, is fixing to eat a strawberry and some watermelon. She has a beautiful dark carapace with subtle yellow markings and a vivid yellow medial stripe.

Miss Freckles and Truly both came by for breakfast this morning! The strawberries were their favorite but they polished off the watermelon pretty quickly, too #islandlife #boxturtles #turtlelove #FloridaBoxTurtle #ILoveTurtles 💚🐢💚🍉🍓🍉

A Florida box turtle eating a cube of watermelon. She has a dark carapace with an intricate pattern of faded yellow markings and a bright, almost solid yellow medial line marking down the middle. Her carapace has a break in it over her left foot.

This is Truly and she has lived in my yard for 12 years. She is so friendly and she loves watermelon! She’s had an injury to her carapace since I last saw her but it doesn’t seem to have affected her appetite. #turtles #FloridaBoxTurtle #watermelon #turtlelove #I❤️Truly

A very small egg held by a human hand. The egg is open and the head and front foot of a Florida box turtle is visible.

Happy Friday! Have you ever seen a box turtle this small?! #herps 🐢 #FloridaBoxTurtle