Ear abscesses in EBTs

[jonathan gray]

Why are they common? I see them in wild animals and animals kept in 'wild; conditions. It can't be mainly issues with husbandry, as most of the literature states, since I have seen it in so many wild animals. Any ideas?

 

[Yvonne G]

It's due to some sort of infection. . . . not necessarily in the ear area. Easterns are not the only ones subject to ear abscesses. I've seen it quite a bit in RES too, and other sub species of box turtle.

 

[Loohan]

Seems like all the 3-toes i see in AR look real healthy. Occasionally a bit of shell damage but they all look fine otherwise if i check them out.

 

[MichaelaW]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15650088

Possibly environmental contaminants causing hypovitaminosis A?

 

[Loohan]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15650088

Possibly environmental contaminants causing hypovitaminosis A?

Maybe. Maybe the reason the 3-toed boxies in my area seem healthy is that there is no heavy industry, the population is sparse, the entire county only has 1 traffic light...