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.
Although not aquatic, box turtles will often venture into shallow water. Occasionally they are found soaking in puddles or streams. During the hot periods turtles may submerge in mud for days at a time. Eastern box turtles do not travel far, usually living within an area less than 200 meters in diameter. In cold climates they hibernate through the winter in loose soil at a depth up to two feet. Physical characteristics . Anatomy. Eastern box turtles have a sharp, horned beak, stout limbs, and their feet are webbed only at the base.