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Trevortortoise

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Hi everyone I'm new to this site and would really appreciate some advice!
My tortoise has a strange hole on her mouth...
 

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Jacqui

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Hi and welcome! My bad eyes are not seeing the hole, so I will leave that for another person to talk about.
 

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Hello and Welcome:) if you are talking the little V shape missing in the very front, I believe that part of the beak must have broken off. Was it always missing or just recently? Can he still eat okay? As long as he can eat, i wouldnt worry about it. It will/should grow back. Such a cute smiling looking tort.
 

Trevortortoise

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Yes the V shape, and I don't know how or when she even really got it!
I'm waiting to see if she'll eat something now...
 

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Hi Trevortortoise, and welcome to the Forum!!

Be sure to feed the tortoise plenty of calcium-rich foods and allow her to get plenty of sunshine. This will help strengthen the calcium in her body, which has to do with growing beaks, nails and bones.
 
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