Update**RE: Found Baby Eastern Box Turtle, No back leg, mushed front paw
Just a quick update, Our baby is thriving and healing wonderfully. His scab on his front leg has come off but you can tell he is still tender in using that leg to walk on. He eats so much food everyday I'm beginning to ask...
Thanks for the advice, can you tell me what a Bernadine soak is? I googled it but am coming up with nothing. Also, when you say clean environment, how do you mean? Should I take the baby out of the substrate? It doesn't seem like the area would be open to infection, seems like where the scab is...
I have one that is about the same size as the one you showed, so very cute! It's interesting to me to see what their from legs look like when they are normal as my baby has some injuries we are contending with right now. (No Back leg, missing front paw and injured other front paw) Anyway, Even...
Im uploading this from my phone, in the previous post it says we want to name him kack..... i meant to type JACK LOL. Ok, heres more pics. Please someone help with some advice, husband not gonna like me spending money on a vet..... even though he rescued the baby......
First pic is of the "good...
Hey there everyone, i wanted to thank you again for all the pointers and support thus far. I havent had alot of time the last day and a half to take good pictures of my baby. My husband wants to call him Kack, so until we find out he's a she or vice versa, i just call it my baby LOL. Anyway im...
Oh man thanks for all the quick replies! I've literally never been a part of any forum ever, and this little guy has me to mesmerized I just had to get some opinions to be reassured I'm heading down the right path. He 's pretty calm when I handle him now and I'm confident he's liking his new...
I'm new to this forum and looking for some advice. My husband was weed eating the drainage ditch in our front yard that doubles as a shallow creek when its been raining a lot in the middle of our front yard and found a baby eastern box turtle. Luckily he spotted it before the weed eater got to...