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America animals antibiotic appetite aquarist aquarium aquatic turtles bacteria bowl Box Turtle Terrapene burrow calcium captive carapace chelonians Chrysemys scripta elegans claws clean coloration creatures cuttlefish cuttlefish bone damp diet dry area eating eggs European Pond Turtle eyes feeding females filter fish Fungal infections genus glands gopher tortoises Graptemys pseudogeographica gravel Greek Tortoise grow growth hatchlings healthy Hermann's Tortoise hibernation individuals indoors injury inside keep large numbers lettuce limbs live main tank major Map Turtle marginal shields meat minimum mouth naturally necessary Newly imported tortoises North occurs ointment Painted Turtle Chrysemys particularly petshops plants plastron preferable problem Radiated Tortoise range Red-eared Slider Red-footed Tortoise relatively large reptiles require snapping turtles soft shells spurs subspecies suitable sunlight surface surroundings tail temperature terrapins ticks tortoise's treatment Turtle Chrysemys picta variety veterinarian veterinary advice vitamin weather whiteworms worms yellow young turtles