The Box Turtles Around Our Home
One of my favorite things to see around our neighborhood
are the Box Turtles as they emerge from their woodsy nests. 
These Eastern Box Turtles are found all throughout Lake Linganore. Early in the day they can be found foraging at the edge of the forest. Their shell pattern is perfect camouflage for the forest floor. They tend to avoid open areas and bright sunlight. They establish a territory that is from 2-12 acres. They are 4.5-6" long the largest recorded size is 7.8".
Box Turtles do not have a set incubation period that can take 2-3 months to hatch, or 70 to 90 days. The factors involved in determining incubation time are average nest temperatures and relative humidity inside the egg chamber. Depending on the average nest temperature, the eggs can be all males or females.
In our yard we have seen the turtles lay eggs the first week in June and typically we see hatchlings the last week of August.
Stay tuned as we will post this years activity if we are fortunate enough to catch the turtles in our yard with our cameras.
Sincerely,
That is really neat! I didn't realize how tiny those things started out.
Jason,
The size of a quarter, it is really neat.
Thanks for the comment.