Soft tissue surgery including abdominal, thoracic, head and neck, and limb surgeries. Orthopedic including Total Hip Replacement, TPLO, TTA, fracture repair, angular limb deformity repair, joint stabilization procedures, lameness evaluations, medical management of lameness, rehabilitative therapy.
Physical Description. The eastern box turtle is small (4.5 to 6 inches shell width, up to eight inch shell length), land turtle with a high, dome-like upper shell (carapace). Younger box turtles can be distinguished by their flatter carapaces.
Movement: The home range size of the male western pond turtle averages approximately 2.5 acres (1 hectare), while female and juvenile home ranges are much smaller. Females move overland up to 330 feet (100 meters) in the spring to find nest sites.