Keeled Box Turtles At Cuc Phuong National Park In Vietnam

The following two cases came to us from the Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam via the Bristol Zoo.

Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii) #340: We received this little turtle from a pet keeper in summer 2017. He was underweight at 129 grams and not eating well on his own. We performed a health assessment, a de-worm treatment, and provided thorough care, including fluids and EmerAid Intensive Care Omnivore food, to support him for one month until he started eating again. The turtle’s weight increased to 150 grams by mid-October 2017. In April 2018, with his weight at 180 grams, he is more active and happier.

Keeled box turtle (C. mouhotii) #323: We found the animal with an injury on her hind right limb in an enclosure in mid-November 2017. She was moved to a veterinary room and provided with treatment as well as supportive care containing vitamin B complex, fluids, and EmerAid Intensive Care Omnivore. At the moment, her wound appears to be almost completely healed up. She ate on her own recently and has gained weight from 659 grams in November 2017 to 700 grams in January 2018. She is healthy and, on April 20, 2018, she is weighing in at 765 grams.