{"topic_id":"exotic_husbandry_box_turtle","category":"exotic-pet-husbandry","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_husbandry_box_turtle\ncategory: exotic-pet-husbandry\ntitle: \"Box turtle husbandry — may need license where endemic; UVB + calcium-fortified diet\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — reptile / miniature pig husbandry, nutrition, health, toxicology\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-b3/reptile_husbandry.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-29\ntokens_estimated: 31\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Box turtle husbandry — may need license where endemic; UVB + calcium-fortified diet\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/reptiles/management-and-husbandry-of-reptiles\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-29\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary reference\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Box turtle husbandry — may need license where endemic; UVB + calcium-fortified diet\n\nThe text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).\n\n> Box turtles are a common pet species but may require a license in areas where they are endemic. They are docile and require broad-spectrum lighting and calcium-fortified invertebrate and plant-based foods.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-b3/reptile_husbandry.txt` (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `Box turtles are a common pet species but may require a license in areas where they are endemic. They are docile and require broad-spectrum lighting and calcium-fortified invertebrate and plant-based foods.`\n","sources":["exotic-pet-husbandry — Box turtle husbandry — may need license where endemic; UVB + calcium-fortified diet (retrieved 2026-07-29)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-husbandry","title":"Box turtle husbandry — may need license where endemic; UVB + calcium-fortified diet","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/reptiles/management-and-husbandry-of-reptiles","retrieved":"2026-07-29","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-b3/reptile_husbandry.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-b3/reptile_husbandry.txt","tokens_estimated":31,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}