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Oxalis

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Yes he's having a bit of lambs lettuce, I plan to trim down his underbite soon but to be honest I'm slightly scared and have been putting it off
Yeah, I completely understand. It was a little scary at our house trying to trim down our Russian's beak. We didn't want to hurt him, but we were very gentle and afterward we could tell he was able to eat a little more easily. We'll probably have to trim it down more someday, but I have seen him bite a rock in his enclosure, so perhaps he's learning how to do it himself too. :D Make sure you have plenty of rocks available in the enclosure! They also love to climb and the rocks can also help to naturally keep their claws filed down.

Also, do you grow your lamb's lettuce yourself or did you buy it from a grocery store? I'm having trouble finding some near me.
 

Cael Gallagher

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Yeah, I completely understand. It was a little scary at our house trying to trim down our Russian's beak. We didn't want to hurt him, but we were very gentle and afterward we could tell he was able to eat a little more easily. We'll probably have to trim it down more someday, but I have seen him bite a rock in his enclosure, so perhaps he's learning how to do it himself too. :D Make sure you have plenty of rocks available in the enclosure! They also love to climb and the rocks can also help to naturally keep their claws filed down.

Also, do you grow your lamb's lettuce yourself or did you buy it from a grocery store? I'm having trouble finding some near me.
Thanks for the advice! Yes the lambs lettuce is store bought, it's really easy for him to eat and good for him.
 

TheSulcata

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I am a pretty new tort owner of two sulcatas. They are now 2 and I got them when they were 9 months old.
 

Cajuntorts

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My four babies! The two larger sulcatas (Frick and Frack) I got in September, they'll be two in august and September. The smaller sulcata (T-Rex)my sons girlfriend rehomed with me on January, I'm not sure how old he is maybe 6 or 7 months. The Star (no name as of yet) is 6 months. ImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1490410299.266678.jpgImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1490410348.365614.jpgImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1490410386.217947.jpg
 

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Oxalis

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Tortski

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This is Little Sammy, also called Tort, wondering if I brought him food. He likes to spend his days under his heat lamp in a corner that I can't reach, so I don't get to take him out very often :( His hideout is actually a coffee table, and his cage is an old bed frame with garden fences around to keep my dog from biting his head
 

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This is my little baby Russian, Ollie! (she is actually about 6 years old) Sorry about one of the pictures being sideways.
 

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