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.
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina carolina State Species of Special Concern DescriptionThe eastern box turtle is probably the most familiar of the 8 species of turtles found in Connecticut's landscape.It is known for its high-domed carapace (top shell). The carapace has irregular yellow or orange blotches on a brown to black background that mimic sunlight dappling on the forest floor.astern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina carolina State Species of Special Concern DescriptionThe eastern box turtle is probably the most familiar of the 8 species of turtles found in Connecticut's landscape.