If it's an integrade it can take traits from either. As my integrade did. Mine has 4 toes....both her parents, also integrades, havery 3.I think the consensus is that a 3 toed has 3 toes.
Period?
Or are there exceptions?
If it's an integrade it can take traits from either. As my integrade did. Mine has 4 toes....both her parents, also integrades, havery 3.I think the consensus is that a 3 toed has 3 toes.
Period?
Or are there exceptions?
Not talking about your turtle. I was answering someone's question.As i said, THERE IS NO REASON AT ALL to suspect she is not 100% gulf coast.
Not talking about your turtle. I was answering someone's question.
Agreed.Honestly and unfortunately, we may never really know if it's a 3 toed or a gulf coast or both. Just like we may never know if it was captive bred or wild caught. What I do know is box turtles are pretty resilient reptiles. Loss of limbs in the wild is not uncommon and functioning without medical assistance is pretty amazing. I think she will operate just fine with the others soon enough.
Honestly and unfortunately, we may never really know if it's a 3 toed or a gulf coast or both. Just like we may never know if it was captive bred or wild caught. What I do know is box turtles are pretty resilient reptiles. Loss of limbs in the wild is not uncommon and functioning without medical assistance is pretty amazing. I think she will operate just fine with the others soon enough.
When I had a boxie on oral antibiotics I mixed it into stinky wet dog food. But onay a small amount to be sure it was all eaten. Maybe you could give that a try?This is fortunate for me, as There were a few doses of antibiotics she refused to take, and even with my husband helping we could not get her mouth open wide enough. IMO, that stress might be worse than not having antibiotics. I keep thinking about some of the wild turtles with a leg missing and i am hopeful Ilene will be fine with missing a few doses of meds.
Like a.... mix?As I said, she is an integrade of 3 toed a d gulf coast. They take traits from both.
Great point! I think at this time it's just important for our community to be supportive to Colleen while she's trying to recover injured animal from major surgery. In any way we all can. Those two gals (Colleen and Ilene) have been through so much, I bet they are both just about ready to start healing both physically and emotionally and move on with their new life together.Honestly and unfortunately, we may never really know if it's a 3 toed or a gulf coast or both. Just like we may never know if it was captive bred or wild caught. What I do know is box turtles are pretty resilient reptiles. Loss of limbs in the wild is not uncommon and functioning without medical assistance is pretty amazing. I think she will operate just fine with the others soon enough.
However, I was not telling her anything about her turtle for sure. I gave an opinion one time based on my knowledge of box turtles. After that i just answered others questions on how/why a 3 toed might have 4 toes, etc.Great point! I think at this time it's just important for our community to be supportive to Colleen while she's trying to recover injured animal from major surgery. In any way we all can. Those two gals (Colleen and Ilene) have been through so much, I bet they are both just about ready to start healing both physically and emotionally and move on with their new life together.
if they're eating , and you can get them to just eat them , oral meds are obviously stress free ...... if they're not eating , myself personally , i know with an injectable they're getting the dosage they should when they should , less stress on me ....... grab or trap a leg out and it's done in a couple seconds at most .... it seems to me if you get the right spots they don't , or barely feel it ......... baytril does seem to hurt ,my guess is it burns , but others i've used like fortaz amikacin, zeniquin , they've never seem to bother them ......I don't really agree that injectable meds are less stressful at all actually.
I did that with my tort and she began to realize that when I came around it was time to get poked again. She hated it and fought me with it.
I know you did and I was the one who was confused about it and really appreciated you trying to explain it to meHowever, I was not telling her anything about her turtle for sure. I gave an opinion one time based on my knowledge of box turtles. After that i just answered others questions on how/why a 3 toed might have 4 toes, etc.