beak

I’m unsure about this behavior. We were told she was about 1 1/2 yrs. We’ve had her going on a month. She gets calcium supplements on her food. We’ve done the cuttle bone, but we’re waiting for another one to come in. She powered through the first one, but she seems obsessed with grinding her...

Hello, I am curious now that my tortoise is becoming bigger. Is there any grooming I need to do? Like cutting claws, taking care of the shell or it's beak to keep it sharp, etc... Thank you in advance.

Hey guys , I have observed he has lost a part of his beak , should I be concerned? He is eating , pooping well . Has jumped from 150g to 165g last month . He lives in a controlled indoor enclosure with Arcadia 75W uva lamp , ambient temp being 85F and 90% humidity . He gets outdoor time of 3...

Hello! This is Ged. He is a 2-year-old Hermann’s tortoise, and he is new to the family. I’ve been trying to find online pictures of healthy beaks for this species but haven’t had the greatest luck. He currently eats off a terracotta bowl and has a cuttlebone (even though he doesn’t show much...

Help! My little guy has done something to his lower beak. (PICTURE ATTACHED) , I don't know how or what is going on with it. Any help please, his vet is not open till Monday and I'm worrying like crazy if he will be okay till then .

Hi, so we’ve just acquired Delia, a 40 something year old (we think greek?) tortoise from an acquaintance who’s moving country. My mum has had a tortoise before so we know at least the basics. My question is, can tortoises have an overgrown bottom beak/jaw? I’m wondering if it’s an underbite or...

My Russian tortoise has been sleeping and not eating the past few days, her would walk with his eyes close mind you it’s summer so I did some research online on what could it be and I came to a conclusion that he could of gone to aestivation ( Aestivation refers to the process of dormancy or...

Hi I’m new to the forum and the tortoise community. I adopted a 3-4 year old Sulcata. The previous owner had him in a glass enclosure for majority of its life. He has some pyramiding, but my main concern is his significant underbite. It’s so prominent that he is unable to fully close his...

Just discovered this morning my 1 year old redfoot cracked his lower beak pretty bad so the tip of it is mostly chipped off. I’m not sure how. I see videos on beak trimming but that seems like it’s typically about the upper beak. If I trim the lower beak will it grow back or not? He can’t close...

I got my Russian Tortoise from a reptile expo, wild caught (bad, I know) a couple months back. According to the vet (exotic reptile vet, not reptile specific) the only thing wrong with him was pin worms, his third dose of dewormer is coming up soon. He won't even try to eat pellets, soaked or...

Is his beak getting too long? I have ordered some cuttlebone as i heard this is also good for chewing on to break the beak down?

Today I have notice a chipped part of my tortoise upper beak. He seems to be I. No pain but is there any thing I can do to aid it or should I rush him to a vet?

Is his beak too long and should I trim it? He is very careful when he eats and never touches his rock so he won't wear it down himself. I've seen videos on youtube showing how to do it with nail clippers and a nail file, is this a safe way to trim it if he needs trimming or should I take him to...

Hi all, First time posting so let me know if I've posted this in the wrong forum or point me in the general direction of what I need to include in my post for next time I've had my Russian tortoise for nearly 5 years now since he was a hatchling. Today while eating I noticed on one side of...

Hi, I have a horsefield tortoise. I've noticed that his beak has cracked today, it has done once before in the past and been fine. But this time it seems to be quite a large crack. His beak is a bit overgrown but as hes quite small and is very frantic I don't like doing it myself. Is this ok and...

Hi Guys, I'm posting this for a relative. Gone round and noticed a crack on her Tortoises beak. He's eating with no problems, moving around, to me he's as he normally is when I see him. Not sure what to do, so any advice would be helpful. TIA JD

Hey everyone. Recently, after realizing that tortoises likely needed their nails clipped too, I began to look into doing so. I came across one thread that mentioned that Russian Tortoise nails were naturally long, but I was wondering if there was a metric of some sort to tell if they are too...

my new aquatic turtle came with an overgrown beak. ih had my tortoise's beak trimmed but will the vet be able to trim an aquatic turtle? another problem is she is a very small very moody musk turtle. are the any natural ways to get her to trim her own beak?

Hello all im new to the forum and Harley is my first tortoise! He was badly neglected in his last home so i have my hands full rehabilitating him. i was hopping you all could help me judge his beak. i had it trimmed once already because he couldn't even eat properly when i got him but do you...