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.
This is a relatively large turtle with the adults reaching lengths of 8 to 18 inches and weights of 10 to 35 pounds (though a few males have been recorded at over 50lbs). On average, the males are larger than the females.eventeen species of turtles are found in our state including two species of land-dwelling turtles (box turtles) and fifteen species of aquatic turtles. A brief description of each of these species is provided below. Altogether, these 15 species represent four families, or groups, of turtles.