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- Dec 16, 2011
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So ... I got my 2nd Sully (although I have rescued and rehomed several) almost a year ago at a reptile show. She was a baby when I got her. We spoke for almost an hour with the seller, who said she bred them herself, at great length and went over several questions all while closely examining all of her babies. She seemed knowledgeable in the care of a Sully as well as breeding and raising hatchlings. Well about a month after having her at home I noticed something wasn't right with her mouth, she was developing an underbite! I have NEVER seen this in a tort and became very curious as to the effect this may have on her throughout her life. Some of what I read stated it was due to inbreeding, some said it was MBD and other info stated that sometimes torts just have underbites. Everything, however, said I would probably have to trim her "beak" ... not something I'm excited about! My questions and concerns are how do I know when it's time to trim? I've read the beak trimming thread on here as to how, which I am somewhat comfortable trying as I had a parrot who's beak I had to trim routinely. But how do I know when its time? I contact the seller and asked her if she had ever run into this problem and if she had any knowledge of treatment, to which she responded that she knew nothing of it but would contact someone who was more experienced with torts and get back with me ... then never got back with me My concerns are I believe this is seriously effecting her food intake, which in turn is REALLY effecting her growth! She hasn't hardly grown at all since I purchased her. She still fits in the palm of my hand! Do I need to take her to a vet to figure out a plan of care? Is this going to be something that can be fixed? I chop her food pretty small as I have read that the bottom jaw is for chewing and the top is for ripping food. She eats, don't get me wrong, but seeing as she hasn't grown I believe it may not be enough. What do I do?! I don't have a picture now but will get one posted tomorrow (if I can remember how).