Are box turtles and tortoises the same thing?
Absolutely not. A terrapin is a turtle with webbed feet and lives in the water. Musk turtles, map turtles, Red eared sliders, cooters, snapping turtles etc. Snapping turtles never really leave the water except to lay eggs basically, so I’m a little unsure of where they fit into these categories. Either way, terrapins really only go into the water to eat, cool off and for protection. They bask in the sunlight and go back into the water when it goes down. They hibernate in cold climates. They can live to be anywhere from 30-50 years. A box turtle would die in the desert. They are forestry creatures, fit for humid areas, loose soil to burro themselves into. They can also swim but if they get too tired, they could drown. They eat small animals, lizards, gekos, bugs, worms, etc. along with vegetation. They hibernate as well. They live to be anywhere from 30-75 years. People do call box turtles “Box Tortoises” and this is only because they don’t live in the water like a sea turtle or terrapi
