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Metabolic bone disease.
 
Metabolic bone disease.
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A diet rich in phosphorus and low in calcium; hypovitaminosis D3; and lack of exposure to unfiltered sunlight or full-spectrum ultraviolet light can cause metabolic bone disease.
 
A diet rich in phosphorus and low in calcium; hypovitaminosis D3; and lack of exposure to unfiltered sunlight or full-spectrum ultraviolet light can cause metabolic bone disease.
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Although the bony carapace and plastron will eventually become remineralised when the turtle’s diet is improved, the deformities are likely to remain apparent for the life of the turtle.
 
Although the bony carapace and plastron will eventually become remineralised when the turtle’s diet is improved, the deformities are likely to remain apparent for the life of the turtle.
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 28 October 2011


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These two three-yearold female red-eared slider turtles are being kept under different captive husbandry conditions. The turtle on the right is normal.


Question Answer Article
What is your diagnosis of the turtle on the left? Link to Article
What poor techniques of captive management might be the cause of this turtle’s disorder? Link to Article
How is this condition treated? Link to Article


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