This is an excellent example of what MBD looks like in box turtles:
The pictures don't do her justice. She's very deformed.
This box turtle is 5 years old, was kept in an aquarium on the kitchen counter next to the window, and fed mainly canned cat food with some veggies and fruit occasionally.
The first thing that you start to notice with box turtle MBD is the toe nails. The grow straight out and are at funny angles to each other. Next the tail shrinks up to a nub, and finally the shell starts to show deformity.
This little rescue will get a name because I'm going to keep her. She's a perfect match for Spyder, my little deformed eastern box turtle. I'm pretty sure she's going to be Lily.
The pictures don't do her justice. She's very deformed.
This box turtle is 5 years old, was kept in an aquarium on the kitchen counter next to the window, and fed mainly canned cat food with some veggies and fruit occasionally.
The first thing that you start to notice with box turtle MBD is the toe nails. The grow straight out and are at funny angles to each other. Next the tail shrinks up to a nub, and finally the shell starts to show deformity.
This little rescue will get a name because I'm going to keep her. She's a perfect match for Spyder, my little deformed eastern box turtle. I'm pretty sure she's going to be Lily.