Pictures of poor litte Tonka he was with his last owner for about 9 years
i imagine that store they got him from didnt give tehm any good advice on how to care for him he has no tail ther something wrong with his back legs they move ok but they look weird, his shell is lopsided and has an old crack in it
all the peely spots on the bottom of his shell are dry and im not sure what to do about that but he will be seeing a vet
he doesnt really seem to have a pattern on his shell but he does have those two yellow spots behind his head that I thought would help get an ID on him I think he's a box turtle but dont know what kind, and if he is a box his hinge doesnt work much he looks pretty beat up but he moves around ok, he's eating and his shell seems firm but i'll check for soft spots his poo looks real messy but he was eating mostly apples so maybe his new food will help that out and not having a tail means the poo gets all over his back end so I guess im going to have to wash him alot
if someone could point me towards a caresheet for keeping box turtles inside in a tank that would be appreciated, im getting alot of sites that say they hace to be outside but he's so small and I want to keep an close eye on him i'd rather keep him inside, right now he has papertowels a shallow waterdish, a 60 watt bulb for some heat, im taking him outside for uvb until I get a fixture for him and I put his food in the corner, he ate a collard green leaf yesterday and I tryed squash and collards today, maybe i'll find him an earthworm to eat aswell
