What kind of turtle do I have?

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Your welcome. And Yvonne is right. See if the vet (hopefully knows what there doing) can clip the overgrown beak. It's growing in a funky direction that won't get filed down when eating.
Yeah I noticed that and the vet yesterday did too. Im hoping the specialist can do it, and if not ill find someone that can
 

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I'd use coco coir or peat moss mixed with cypress or hardwood mulch and a bed of sphagnum moss over top of that. Plants would include, Pothos ivy, small palms and even some fake decor will work. I'd also put a large water tub in with her. These guys love water a lot. Warm temps 88 and humid as you can get it. Cool nights mid to high 70s. Offer lots of hides too. I'd feed mushrooms, some fruits, snails, greens, boiled eggs, crickets even, and put a cuddle bone in her enclosure too to munch on. UVB light I'd go with a 5.0 tube bulb. What size enclosure do you have?
Can I feed her any type of mushrooms that they sell at the grocery store or does it have to be a certain kind?
 

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make sure the vet knows what they are doing. I been to some vets that are suppose to be exotic vets and know snakes and lizards ,but not turtles and tortoises. Beak needs to be trimmed. Flavos like water ,but are more land than ambonesis (malyasian/ Asian box turtles). most people call them Flavos or their nickname is snakeeater. I would keep a shallow water in the cage and change it once daily. I had them eat earthworms, turtle pellets in the water and on land, stawberries,blueberries,watermelon,figs,pappya. Welcome and everyone of us is here to you and each other that is what is really cool about this site.
 

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make sure the vet knows what they are doing. I been to some vets that are suppose to be exotic vets and know snakes and lizards ,but not turtles and tortoises. Beak needs to be trimmed. Flavos like water ,but are more land than ambonesis (malyasian/ Asian box turtles). most people call them Flavos or their nickname is snakeeater. I would keep a shallow water in the cage and change it once daily. I had them eat earthworms, turtle pellets in the water and on land, stawberries,blueberries,watermelon,figs,pappya. Welcome and everyone of us is here to you and each other that is what is really cool about this site.
They knew what they were doing! They deal with turtles often and they gave her a beak trim, she looks so much better now! Better than I thought she would :) I cant wait to see her when her skin is all better! I also got her a uvb bulb :) and she ate some wax worms (I hope thats okay, my brothers said it was a good idea because they're softer than others and since she doesnt really have a top beak it'd be easier) and she has a water dish but my brothers are going to give me a bigger and shallower one so she doesnt flip in her again and thank you so much!! I love this site already, everyone is so helpful :)
 

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That's not an overgrown beak! If you know the structure of the head of a Cuora flavomarginata, that turtle is missing it's nose. Good thing you are seeing a specialist. This will be an interesting case study.

Right now it looks like the nose ends where the eyes are. The nose of this species sticks out much further than that. What looks like portions of overgrowth are actually what is left from the front of the head/nose, I'd be willing to bet.
 

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That's not an overgrown beak! If you know the structure of the head of a Cuora flavomarginata, that turtle is missing it's nose. Good thing you are seeing a specialist. This will be an interesting case study.

Right now it looks like the nose ends where the eyes are. The nose of this species sticks out much further than that. What looks like portions of overgrowth are actually what is left from the front of the head/nose, I'd be willing to bet.
Yeah the beak deff isnt there at all on the top besides those two spikes, they think that after it broke off or whatever that the pieces that were left softened and curled up because she would climb on the glass of her tank. The specialist filed it down and she already looks so much better and they filed down the bottom too because that was overgrown. She really looks awesome now theres such a big difference. Im feeding her better and ill be building her a new home soon so she'll be out of that tank. I also got her a uvb bulb and eye drops. Im taking her back to the vet in 3-4 months so they can check out her weight, skin and beak again. I'm hoping by then shes as normal as possible!
 

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What an amazing animal.. Wow.

Any idea how long can this type of Chinese Box turtle can live? over 20 year? or 30?? or more?? what will be the average??
 

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No problem. But a guess I'd say 30-60 years perhaps.
Thanks again for your guess. So they live much longer then the RES?? Which maybe around +-15 years??
 

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Thanks again for your guess. So they live much longer then the RES?? Which maybe around +-15 years??
RES live about 30 years, I have a RES/Yellow Bellied mix and he just turned 10 in June. Im not sure how long Chinese Box turtles live but I googled it and it said they can live for about 55 years
 

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Thanks again for your guess. So they live much longer then the RES?? Which maybe around +-15 years??
I'd say yeah. I know North American box turtles live quite long. 40+ years. So I'd imagine Chinese would too. They also don't hibernate like North American.
 

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Thank you Both.

I have an 12 years old RES too.

The weather in China gets cold during the winter and those Box turtles will go into hibernation in late fall and wake-up in late spring. Just like American Box turtles.

Good!! Long live the torts! ! ! ! !
 

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