...can often lead to poor results. Witness the snapping turtle's shell in the picture below. This poor animal was "caught" as a baby, and was not housed properly. It must have been fed enough, as it didn't get this big by eating nothing, but it was not fed corretly, meaning it did not get the benefits of UV to assimilate calcium and so it's shell is compromised. This animal cannot be released back into the wild as it cannot swim correctly. A sad outcome for this guy, by someone who meant well, but just didn't know better.
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