0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁days ▁of ▁inc ub ation , ▁the ▁eggs ▁h atch , ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁h atch lings ▁emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁nest ▁in ▁late ▁summer . ▁In ▁the ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁its ▁range , ▁the ▁common ▁box ▁t urt le ▁may ▁enter ▁hi bern ation ▁in ▁October ▁or ▁November . ▁They ▁bur row ▁into ▁loose ▁soil , ▁sand , ▁veget able ▁matter , ▁or ▁mud ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁streams ▁and ▁po ols , ▁or ▁they ▁may ▁use ▁a ▁m amm al ▁bur row , ▁and ▁will ▁remain ▁in ▁their ▁chosen ▁shelter ▁until ▁the ▁cold ▁winter ▁has ▁passed . ▁The ▁Common ▁box ▁t urt le ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁att ain ▁the ▁greatest ▁lif es pan ▁of ▁any ▁verte br ate ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁tort o ises . ▁One ▁spec imen ▁lived ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 3 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Human ▁interaction ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁common ▁box ▁t urt le ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁considered ▁common , ▁many ▁populations ▁are ▁in ▁decl ine ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁diverse ▁thre ats . ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁urban ▁development ▁is ▁destroy ing ▁habitat , ▁while ▁human ▁fire ▁management ▁is ▁de grad ing ▁it . ▁Development ▁brings ▁with ▁it ▁an ▁additional ▁threat ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁increased ▁infrastr ucture , ▁as ▁common ▁box ▁t urt les ▁are ▁frequently ▁killed ▁on ▁roads ▁and ▁high ways . ▁Collection ▁for ▁the ▁international ▁pet ▁trade ▁may ▁also ▁impact ▁populations ▁in ▁some ▁areas