Hi,

You will need a big enclosure that will house the turtle. You will also need a UVB light which will supply the artificial sunlight. I suggest a reptisun 10.0 tube. You will also need a basking light for heat. Turtles need the heat to help

thermoregulate their body temperature and for digestion. A dome light will work and a reguar household bulb will work. The turtle will need a water dish that it can climb in and out of at will because they like to soak. The substrate should be ecoearth which it can burrow in. Until the turtle is healed you can use paper towels since we want to keep the areas clean.

To help the turtle you can give a nice soak in a 50/50 plain water and pedialyte soak to help with any dehydration. Next to treat the areas you will need a Diluted betadine and water solution to tea color and clean the areas 4-5 times a day. Once the area is cleaned you can use Neosporin on the areas. This should help with the healing.

The turtle is an onnivore, so it will eat veggies as well as earth worms, slugs and other insects sold at the pet shop. Do not feed wild caught insects. I am going to give you a care sheet for the Box turtle: http://www.tortoise.org/general/boxcare.html

I suggest for a calcium supplement which is needed to enclose cuttle bones in with the turtle.

This is a link for Reptile Rescue in Vermont:

Rescues -
Herp

Upper Valley Reptile
Group
603-276-9181

Joan