Is beak overgrown?

[erinlyndon]

Hi, just wanted to know if her beak is overgrown. And if it is how i can trim it.

 

[JoesMum]

Hi

The beak is a little long. You can clip tiny pieces off it using nail clippers... or a vet can do it for you.

Make sure you feed your tort on a rough surface such as a piece of rock or slate as the abrasion when eating will act as a natural beak file. Keep a piece of cuttlebone (find them in the bird aisle of the pet store) in the enclosure for your tort to chew on when/if it fancies it too

 

[erinlyndon]

I feed her on a piece of slate and i give her cuttlebone. The only problem is she never eats the cuttlebone and she pulls her food off the slate to eat it Are there any other ways to prevent it from overgrowing? Also thanks for the advice

 

[JoesMum]

Do you cut her food up? Leaving it in larger pieces so she has to tear at it helps too

 

[erinlyndon]

I don't cut it up either

 

[erinlyndon]

Also does her shell look ok, its not starting to pyramid is it?

 

[erinlyndon]

Sorry its a bit blurred, she wouldn't stay still

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It is a bit bumpy, yes.
frequent soaks and higher humidity are necessary to stop this getting worse as the tortoise grows.

 

[erinlyndon]

Thank you

 

[JoesMum]

Russians don't really pyramid. The best of them always look a bit bumpy. As long as the humidity is kept up your tort should be fine

 

[erinlyndon]

Thank u so much, i was begining to get a bit worried