Chelonians

It is always important that aquatic turtles have what?

Clean water

What are aquatic turtles POTZ of water and environment?

75- 82 degress F

Why is a haul out area necessary for aquatic turtles?

So that they can bask

What is aquatic turtles diet like?

Mostly omnivores but juveniles have a higher meat content

What should the room temperature be for an indoor terrestrial turtle?

75 - 90 degress F

No more that ___ % od total tortosie carapaxse sizer per floor space

25%

What are some unacceptable substrates?

Sand, fine gravel, cat litter, crushed corn cob, walnut shells, pine and cedar shavings

What kind of light must be provided for turtles?

UV light

Describe the flow of calcium regulation and also the flow when they turtle has metabolic bone disease

Calcium regulation: sun or UVB light gets converted into UVB - that turns into vitamin D2 - which turns into Vitamin D3 - creating dietary calcium which turns into blood calcium

Metabolic bone disease: No sun/UVB light which cannot give Vitamin D3 due to missing Vitamin D2 from UVB - cannot produce dietary calcium leading to decrease in blood ca;cium which stimulates the parathyroid gland leading to metabloizing calcium from bones in order to keep blood calcium up

What type of vitamin in common for turtles to have deficiency in?

Vitamin A usually due to a deficient source in diet

What is shell rot?

Wet form: hemorrhagic discharge between the scutes

Dry form: more od a dry, cracked apperance

Called SCUD - Septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease

T/F: If a turtle comes in with a traumatic injury, its better to put it down due to it likely not recovering

FALSE do not give up easily will just take time to heal

Do turtles have a diaphragm?

Nope

If a turtle comes in with mucopurulent nasla discharge, dyspnea, open mouth breathing, weight loss, what does it most likely have?

A respiratory disease

What is gout?

Deposition of uric acids crystals in the visceral organs or the joints. Usually a sign of kidney disease or dehydration or diets too high in protein

Why is it so important to wash your hands after picking up a turtle?

Zoonoses: salmonella

• 1975 there was a ban on all baby turtles wirh carapace length of 4 inches or less

• No way to get rid of the intestinal flora of postitive animals

Where should you dont grab a turtle?

Dorsoventral can cause damage to neck and trachea

What are the 3 views in radiology for turtles?

Lateral, VD, CC

Where are some sites where you can get blood collection?

1. Jugular vein

2. Brachial vein

3. Ventral tail vein

4. Femoral vein

5. Dorsal tail vein

6. Subcarapacial vein

What is the hardest part of euthanasia in a turtle?

Knowing if they are actually dead or not