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    New box turtle - sores around mouth help

    Thanks for the input. My vet did say that he doesn't even carry injectable vitamins and the tube feeding my turt got yesterday should have plenty of vitamins for her
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    New box turtle - sores around mouth help

    The feet are pretty messed up but sadly thats the least of our concerns right now. She can get around and dig fine. After everything else has been dealt with I'm going to start trying to trim her nails but I don't want to add any more stress to this gal's plate until her mouth has healed up and...
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    New box turtle - sores around mouth help

    Thank you so much for the input. I also thought it was ear abscesses, but once the vet got a good hold of her he was able to remove most of the scabbing and the ears looked more or less normal. One side looked a bit swollen, and he will take another look at that when we go back next week. The...
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    New box turtle - sores around mouth help

    Hi everyone I rescued a Chinese box turtle on Monday. She has been kept in **** poor conditions (no heat/UVB lamp, improper diet, extremely dry and dusty bedding) for many years. I knew shed be dehydrated but I was surprised to see she was worse off than I expected (pics when i first picked...
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    Hello!

    that makes a ton of sense. nice metaphor
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    Hello!

    Thanks for the response! Mind if I ask why you think that? I've only gotten one reply on that other post so far and they said the same thing. Just curious about your reasoning since all of the animals would be captive bred and as you said would have similar temperaments
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    Hello!

    Thanks! glad to be here :)
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    Opinions on co-habitating box turtle species?

    Thats a good point I suppose. Would it still be a problem if all of the animals are captive bred/ go through quarantine before they get put together? From what I know about microbes that animals carry, they come almost completely from the environment. Although I don't have a good understanding...
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    Hello!

    Hi Everyone, Just introducing myself. I've always loved turtles and tortoises and now that I am finishing school and have my own place I figured now is the perfect time to get one. I have my eyes on a Chinese Box Turtle who needs a home but I also love Eastern Box Turtles. I posted a question...
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    Opinions on co-habitating box turtle species?

    Hi everyone, I had been planning on getting an Eastern Box turtle with the idea that I would eventually have a group of them and house them outdoors in the summer. However while I was planning out the indoor enclosure for an EBT, I've been made aware of a Chinese box turtle on that needs a home...
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