Marshall77
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I thought I was just dealing with some pyramiding which is not good but I've seen worse and a overgrown under beak which I was afraid to trim. Mostly because he will not hold his head still and I didn't want to hurt him. But a few days ago I noticed he quit eating all together. I found a way to trim the beak and did as much as I dare no blood when I was done what a relief. He is eating his Zoo med Forest diet again along with some leafy greens fruits and vegetables everything has a bit of calcium sprinkled over it with some in the water as well. And this is my concern with as much calcium that is both in the diet and more supplemented that beak was weak and brittle. I think something is wrong with his diet and I am accidentally feeding him something that is binding things like calcium preventing it from being utilized. I will start a journal of what he eats. We just moved as well and I think his humidity gauge is broken but I try to keep it 50 60% and the temp 85 to 90 Fahrenheit. I also live on the Oregon coast. Oh I nearly forgot Marshall is a red Foot Tortoise.
Any thoughts are much appreciated and if I left any critical information out please ask I'm very concerned about this brittle beak.
Victor
Any thoughts are much appreciated and if I left any critical information out please ask I'm very concerned about this brittle beak.
Victor