Steve,



Do you have an issue with the big females having an overgrowth of the beak and hard pallete? I had a big female Miss. map recently that had to have some work on the inside of her mandible because she wasn't eating enough hard foods in captivity. Seems the females eat a lot of snails and freshwater molusks in the wild, similar to terrapins, and my latest vet, Dr. Boyd, says he sees this problem often in captive terrapins.



Katrina
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1.2 Eastern Muds - Fred, Ethel, Edith

0.1 Iguana - Tiffel

0.1 Bearded Dragon - Foster

Foster turtles: More than I'd like the husband to know about.

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