My daughter has 2 baby turtles....one appears to have an ear abscess...which apparently requires a vet visit...which she says she will pay for...any recommendations for a vet for a turtle and do you know how much it will likely cost for the visit?

Cost will be roughly 56 times the cost of the turtle. But I guess that isn't the point.

I believe that you are correct about Danada.

Try Glendale Hospital -Glendale Heights, IL
630-858-3530
They use to do odd kinds of animals years back but a new vet took over. I'm unsure if they don't go outside of the cat/dog care...?

Call the Willowbrook Wildlife Center. They may have someone on staff that could be helpful.

Does she want two more (healthy) little turtles? I can throw in a 55 inch Mitsubishi television, but that is my final offer!

If the tv works it may be a deal!

It works.

I'd call Ness - or even call one of the GE vets and ask for a referral. You and your daughter have good hearts. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

My son wanted a box turtle for xmas and I was fortunate to find a mated pair. We took them to the GE animal clinic and Dr. B there evaluated them and gave us a lot of turtle info. Don't remember if he even charged us as we had a cat and dog there. He definitely liked turtles though.

Turtles are amazing- when we had them we discovered they are very clever escape artists- they just move slow so you don't realize what they are up to- because the latch on our sliding screen door is broken- they could open the door on their own to walk out on the deck. But they live so long you will probably eventually give them away.

As a child I had many box turtles. I had Pete the longest. When winter was upon us I was advised to bury Pete below the frostline so he could hibernate. One of the hardest thing a 10 year old could do. Amazingly, spring came and good old Pete popped back up in his pen. It was a very emotional reunion. Turtles are cool.