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.
The upper jaw has a distinct beak, especially in older adults. The plastral hinges enable the turtle to completely enclose itself in the shell *10760*. Box turtles show very little sexual size dimorphism. Adult males are 112.7-155.9 mm carapace length (avg. = 132.4+/-11.2, n=41), 106.6-142.6 mm plastron length (avg. = 126.8+/-8.9, n=44), and weigh 250-603 grams (avg. = 383.4.+/-80.5, n=41).