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Originally Posted by Macheteslaststep
If one of the turtles has a concaved plastron (bottom shell after the hinge) then it is almost 100% male. If it is completely flat on the bottom, it is female. Also, Eastern Box turtles are illegal to catch in the wild. I live in NJ and I did a lot of research before purchasing my boxes. Best thing to do is to just let it go.
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It is not illegal in PA to catch or own Easterns. The limit however is two. It also is permitted to breed them in PA
if you do a release program with a local state park. I did my research when I found her.
Regardless, I released her a few weeks ago in a local state park.