overgrown beak

[tinkthetortoise]

hi, my torts beak has become quite overgrown in lockdown but the vet he's registered at are still shut for problems that aren't emergencies and most places where i live don't take tortoises. he's still eating just fine and it doesn't seem to be affecting him - will it be okay until i can get him to the vets? he's not in any kind of pain is he?

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Try getting some flat slate and put his food on there. As he is grabbing the food the slate will trim his beak down. A handy tip a few of the awesome people on here gave me ?

 

[jsheffield]

I took in a rescue about a year ago with an overgrown beak, and have been feeding him on a stone time... the beak is almost entirely better.

Any time you can keep the tortoise away from the vet is a win.

Jamie

 

[Maro2Bear]

In addition to the flat slate feeding area, provide food in a terra cotta dish. don’t cut everything up, make your tort use it’s beak. And, provide a few cuttlebones. A single Large piece Is good, but add some smaller pieces as well.

ps - what kind of tortoise. ?

 

[tinkthetortoise]

I took in a rescue about a year ago with an overgrown beak, and have been feeding him on a stone time... the beak is almost entirely better.

Any time you can keep the tortoise away from the vet is a win.

Jamie

definitely going to try this, thank you!

 

[tinkthetortoise]

In addition to the flat slate feeding area, provide food in a terra cotta dish. don’t cut everything up, make your tort use it’s beak. And, provide a few cuttlebones. A single Large piece Is good, but add some smaller pieces as well.

ps - what kind of tortoise. ?

i have an 11 year old russian! 100% going to get some cuttlebone - thank you!

 

[tinkthetortoise]

Try getting some flat slate and put his food on there. As he is grabbing the food the slate will trim his beak down. A handy tip a few of the awesome people on here gave me ?

thank you and happy birthday!

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

thank you and happy birthday!

Your welcome and thank you.

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

I give mine cuttlebone. I don’t give the calcium powder. I don’t want to get fed it to her. Good thing about the cuttlebone is they will eat as much of it as they need. I did get alarmed at first as pumpkin didn’t stop and just carried on lol. But I was assured by loads of people on here that a tortoise knows when they have had enough. And will stop when they hit there limit. But not to be alarmed if she eats the whole one.