Reptilian Medicine: Chelonia

Chelonia is

How many species of turtles are there?

Chelonia is considered the most _ group of reptiles.

Turtles are semiaquatic or aquatic, terrapins are semiaquatic, and tortoises are terrestrial. Who is the exception to this?

The carapace is what? How many bones?

The plastron is what? How many bones?

Karatinized epithelium/scale like structures covering the bones of the shell

What is located between the pectral and abdominal scutes?

Is the shell of the turtle a living structure?

Do they have a diaphragm?

Respiration is achieved by contracting muscle mass b/t _ and _ limbs and body cavity _ changes during locomotion. (why moving their legs can force them to breathe)

Buccal pumping

How do some aquatic and soft shelled turtles exchange oxygen?

Can chelonians cough?

How long are their trachea's?

The lungs are large and attach to the:

Although chelonians still have a renal portal system if the front legs are not available for injections is it ok to put injections in the rear legs?

Do their salivary glands produce digestive enzymes?

The stomach is on the _ side of the ceolomic cavity

Although the cecum is present is is _ _ _

The digestive tract empties into the _

Urogenital ducts empty into the neck of _ bladder.

Males have a _ plastron, long nails on _, and a larger tail.

Females are the _ of the two and have long nails on the _ feet.

All chelonians are oviparous and have _ _ eggs

Humidity is to be set at _-_%

What kind of light do chelonians need for vitamin D which is essential to their absorption of calcium?

POTZ

POTZ for aquatic turtles

Aquatic turtles have _ shells and _ feet

The surface of a turtle's carapace should not exceed _% of cage.

Water should be as deep as the _ _ _.

Even when there is a water filter what should be done?

Turtles are fed how often

What else needs to be provided in a aquatic turtle's cage?

Turtles require high protein diets what are some ways they can get this? (3)

Tortoises require a considerable amount of space. Where are they best housed?

POTZ for tortoise

If not outside the tortoise enclosure requires:

What 2 substrates should be avoided?

Tortoises or terrestrial turtles have eyes on _ ,_ shells, and _ on feet

What should be included in the terrestrial diet?(3)