Eastern Box Turtle: native foods diet?

(06-30-2014, 11:54 AM)ArmyOfDreams Wrote: Long story short, I'm caring for a wild-born box turtle with MBD (the situation is legal, I promise). She's about 17 years old and is healthy minus the MBD. Current cage setup is leaf litter, water pan, proper lighting etc.
Looking to compose a healthy diet for her with foods she would find herself/foods I can find in my back yard. Unfortunately most pet care sites have very little information on things like broadleaf plantain's calcium content or the number of pill bugs to feed a box turtle per week Anyone have any ideas?

Oh, I hope you have found your answers about food that is best for your box turtle that you are care caring for with MBD. I wondered what you meant and quickly found out that MBD stands for metabolic bone disease. I posted a picture of this condition for others to see, too. It looks so debilitating for the turtle to not be able to be able to close their shell, if this condition worsens. You are right that it all stems down to finding the best foods for the diet of this turtle to help this condition. It appears from my brief Google search, the key is the right balance between vitamins and mineral, along with getting enough sunlight.