Yvonne wanted to see how Tilman was doing, so....
I couldn't get a good picture of him. When I took him out to photogragh, he had a piece of green sticking out of his mouth. For those who don't know, Tilman has a beak problem, he is undershot. This means his bottom jaw sticks out further then the top. Makes him unable to bite his food correctly. We mostly feed him little pieces, but we also give him larger leaves to help him work on learning to bite and to help keep the beak trimmed (and hopefully growing out more correctly). Sometimes what happens is he will take a full leaf, move it into his mouth, but not be able to bite thru it. So he has part of the leaf inside, while the other part is still sticking out of his mouth. This what had happened just before taking this shot. After the fact I realized I should have taken a photo showing his leaf sticking out, but I wasn't thinking. Instead I gently pulled it out. Tilman then showed his displeasure by remaining in his shell the rest of the night. You can sorta see his mouth in the shot if you look closely.
A side view.
When Yvonne first showed a picture of Tilman's shell I was hooked. I think he has the most beautiful pattern. Makes him special inside and out.
I couldn't get a good picture of him. When I took him out to photogragh, he had a piece of green sticking out of his mouth. For those who don't know, Tilman has a beak problem, he is undershot. This means his bottom jaw sticks out further then the top. Makes him unable to bite his food correctly. We mostly feed him little pieces, but we also give him larger leaves to help him work on learning to bite and to help keep the beak trimmed (and hopefully growing out more correctly). Sometimes what happens is he will take a full leaf, move it into his mouth, but not be able to bite thru it. So he has part of the leaf inside, while the other part is still sticking out of his mouth. This what had happened just before taking this shot. After the fact I realized I should have taken a photo showing his leaf sticking out, but I wasn't thinking. Instead I gently pulled it out. Tilman then showed his displeasure by remaining in his shell the rest of the night. You can sorta see his mouth in the shot if you look closely.
A side view.
When Yvonne first showed a picture of Tilman's shell I was hooked. I think he has the most beautiful pattern. Makes him special inside and out.