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Maggie Cummings
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I have an Eastern box turtle who has some sort of a neurological disorder that makes it so she can't bite. So basically she can't eat. So part of my routine with her is to soak her in carrot water daily after I have fed her. I weigh her before and after. It goes like this, before I put her in the water she was 387 grams. For a full 15 minutes she has her head totally under the water and her neck fully extended. Then because *I* can't stand it anymore I pluck her out of the water and... she is 418 grams. That is 31 grams unless I can't subtract (and I can't) and then she vomits until she's back to about 390 grams. Why does she drink so much she vomits? That makes no sense to me, but this is something that happens every other day. She is fed Critical Care daily, but because I don't want her to vomit up the Critical Care every day, I only soak her every other day...This box turtle is making me crazy! But she was about to be euthanized so I am not going to complain. She is a great little turtle with a big funny personality. And I am glad we did not kill her...