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.
Box turtles are smaller than sliders, growing to only about 5 or 6 inches in length. Box turtles arenât aquatic, and actually arenât very good at swimming at all. Just because heâs smaller, doesnât mean he can live in a tiny, indoor terrarium. An outdoor home is best.