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.
â¢ Eastern box turtles are small, terrestrial (living on land) turtles that have high, dome-like shells and a. hinged plastron (bottom of its shell) that allows total shell closure. Markings on the carapace (top of the. shell) are varied. The upper jaw is slightly hooked.