Mark Adkins
U.S.
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| I will be glad to help with your questions. My specialty is Red-foot and other Tortoises, but I will try to help with many aspects of turtle care.
Understand- I am not a vet. Also, the more information you can give me, the more accurate my answer can be.
(I reserve the right to direct you to a good website that will help rather than re-inventing the wheel with long answers or cut and paste answers. Many questions are best dealt with in a forum, like http://www.turtleforum.com ) | Available
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Mick
U.S.
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| NO PRIVATE QUESTIONS. I can answer questions related to various aspects of the husbandry of Chelonia ( turtles & tortoises ), selection, field ID (N. America, esp. in Texas and the SW), legal aspects of various species, and intermediate level medical care. I am a recognized reptile rescuer, listed with Melissa Kaplan @ anapsid.org, and rescuenetwork.org, and a subscriber to the International Veterinary Information Service. I do most of my own in-house veterinary care. I am most experienced in Chelonia with North American box turtles; though I have experience also with common aquatic turtles ( sliders, cooters, map, etc. ) and smaller tortoises ( Russian, Greek, Red Foot, etc. I am somewhat familiar with G. sulcata as well). I am not aware of any turtle/tortoise related question, in general, that I would not be able to provide some reasonable answer for. I have a direct style and may tell you something you did not want to hear; but the welfare of the animal comes first with me, and I will always reflect that position in my answer.WARNING:READ "Instructions to Questioner" BEFORE ASKING YOUR QUESTION. IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS I WILL DELETE!I WILL NOT BE ADVISING PEOPLE ON HOW TO TREAT SERIOUS OR EMERGENCY HEALTH PROBLEMS ANYMORE, WHERE YOU SHOULD OBVIOUSLY SEE A VET, EXCEPT FOR IMMEDIATE NECESSARY LIFE SAVING PROCEDURES OR TEMPORARY MEASURES UNTIL YOU SEE A VET. I AM NOT HERE TO HELP YOU AVOID A VET BILL! Thank You. | Available
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