Hi Blue.
His beak doesn't look that bad. Might just want to feed him on a piece of tile or flat rock to help it file down a bit.
Pet Smart should be legally barred from selling tortoises. I can not ever remember seeing an adoption from them that was in good overall shape, there is always at least one issue. And they lie through their TEETH about age and captive bred or wild caught among other things. You seem to have gotten lucky, I see no pyramiding, beyond a beak that isn't perfect he looks alright. I do suggest daily soaks for a week in case he was dehydrated. A toothbrush and warm water will clean up the shell a good deal as well.
Definitely! I soaked him good when I got home and he passed a ton of urates! He’s going to to get soaked every day for until he passes clear urates like my leopard.
Honestly I got only bought from petsmart because he had blue eyes. It was too good to pass up. They are horrible at taking care of pets!
Understand. I am guilty of this as well, if I see a tort that is on the rare side I start wanting it. "Hybrid" is a dirty word here...but I would be lying if I said I wouldn't buy one.
Leopards usually never pass urates where as a Russian always will. You just want them to be like tooth paste, smooth, not gritty.Definitely! I soaked him good when I got home and he passed a ton of urates! He’s going to to get soaked every day until he passes clear urates like my leopard.
Leopards usually never pass urates where as a Russian always will. You just want them to be like tooth paste, smooth, not gritty.
Congrats on your new tortoise. I always like hearing about when one gets rescued from Petsmart.