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South American Wood Turtles (Rhinoclemmys punctularia)
These are our rescued pair of South American Wood Turtles. They were given to us by a veterinarian who rescued them from a home where they were not fed properly, and not given fresh clean water or bedding. The result of this improper care was a severe case of Vitamin A deficiency (causes swollen watery eyes and may eventually cause blindness), as well as severe shell rot on their plastrons (scutes on their plastrons had rotted off and were bleeding from exposed bone). The vet who rescued them kept them in her care for a year until their plastrons had healed and they were cleared of infection. However, she had a lot of difficulty getting them to eat a proper diet, as all they were ever given prior to her rescuing them was bananas and dog food. She eventually decided to find them a home where they could have more room, and be with someone with more time to work with their diet and the completion of their recovery. After a year in our care they are finally eating collard greens, tuna, carrots, dandelions, earthworms, bok choy, and mustard greens. Their eyes are no longer swollen and tearing, and all that remains of their poor care is a scarred plastron. They have improved so much in fact that we have had to seperate them due to the male beginning breeding attempts with the female! They are definitely survivors and amazing turtles.