Todayâs dentists and dental hygienists have a different understanding of the etiology and progression of periodontitis. Periodontal researchers are forever bursting the theory âbubble.â We now understand that susceptibility to periodontitis is complex and multifactorial.
There are a variety of foods which are universally accepted by eastern box turtles, which include earthworms, snails, slugs, grubs, beetles, caterpillars, grasses, fallen fruit, berries, mushrooms, flowers, bread, duck weed, and carrion.
American Box turtles are omnivores and will enjoy fruits, fungi, veggies, greens, mollusks, worms and insects. From research with wild turtles, we know they eat plants for almost half the diet and animal foods for a little bit over half the diet.