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We have a red footed tortoise named Tyrone Franklin Rufus III. My daughter named him, and I asked her what happend to the first and second? She replied I don't know it just sounds better to be a third! We got him at a Petsmart a little over a year ago. I must say he wasn't very happy when he first came, butwe did research and soon found out that he needed soakings and fresh food! He loves kale and strawberries are his absolute favorite! We feed him cooked chicken about every 3 weeks. He loves to be outside and he eats dandelions. I am guessing he is a he ... He looks like he has a waist. I noticed today he has a cracked lower beak! It looks split on two sides almost like it is going to fall off! Should we get him seen by a vet? He is eating fine and acting fine...he did seem to head bump my hand more than usual and he rubbed his head on my hand more than usual. He has a large sandstone rock in his cage he likes to bite and lay on under the heat lamp I am wondering if that is how he broke it.
We live in Ohio and don't have any reptile vets close by ...
We have a red footed tortoise named Tyrone Franklin Rufus III. My daughter named him, and I asked her what happend to the first and second? She replied I don't know it just sounds better to be a third! We got him at a Petsmart a little over a year ago. I must say he wasn't very happy when he first came, butwe did research and soon found out that he needed soakings and fresh food! He loves kale and strawberries are his absolute favorite! We feed him cooked chicken about every 3 weeks. He loves to be outside and he eats dandelions. I am guessing he is a he ... He looks like he has a waist. I noticed today he has a cracked lower beak! It looks split on two sides almost like it is going to fall off! Should we get him seen by a vet? He is eating fine and acting fine...he did seem to head bump my hand more than usual and he rubbed his head on my hand more than usual. He has a large sandstone rock in his cage he likes to bite and lay on under the heat lamp I am wondering if that is how he broke it.
We live in Ohio and don't have any reptile vets close by ...