Filing a beak?
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I have used a Dremel in the past to trim beaks, but, if it is something you are unsure of, I would get the help of a vet or someone else that knows what they are doing. If you remove too much, it will bleed.
You can also start feeding him on a piece of slate tile, which helps to wear it down naturally.
Do you have pictures? What caused him to be blind? *Wait, wasn't yours the one with the birth defect?
You can also start feeding him on a piece of slate tile, which helps to wear it down naturally.
Do you have pictures? What caused him to be blind? *Wait, wasn't yours the one with the birth defect?
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Scooter
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What tip on the Dremel do you use?
It's a sanding tip, actually made for sanding acrylic nails 
(Among my millions of other talents, I am also a cosmetologist, and worked in the profession for ten years.)
(Among my millions of other talents, I am also a cosmetologist, and worked in the profession for ten years.)
I have used nail clippers on a Hermanns before with ease, I assume a turtle would be the same. Since your unsure if its too long, you might want to post some photos first.
Yes mine is the birth defect turtle. He is doing great! I have trained him to find his food dish and where his water bowl is. I have tried to feed him on a flat rock, but because he can't see, he just opens his mouth and starts chopping, so he has to have it in a bowl so that the sides hold the food in place. Would a finger nail file work? one of those really tough ones for acrylic nails. Sorry the pics are a little blurry, he wasn't in the mood for pictures
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Maggie Cummings
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I am so proud of you for keeping a blind turtle and so successfully teaching him to eat. I also have a blind turtle and I put her food up against the wall for the same reason. She is an adult and eats quite willingly I also feed her worms using tweezers, I used to offer her worms in my fingers, but she bites really hard! I don't trim her beak and I don't think yours looks too long...
Aw he's a sweet thing, are you talking about the length or the buildup? It seems as if it's a little thick, but idk what kind of turtle it is, so it may be common. Also major kudos to you for taking care of such a special turtle.
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