Concerned about my desert tortoise

acorrell

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My guy has been doing a strange thing with his jaw when I feed him lately. It shakes, like he's shivering almost. We've had issues similar to this before and our vet had to clean out his lower jaw around his 'tooth' where grasses had built up. It looks clear now, but he's doing the shaking thing again. Any thoughts? I have a quick video of it, but not sure how to post it here.
 

Yvonne G

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It would be a good idea to take the tortoise to a qualified tortoise vet. I've never heard of this problem before.
 

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tortoises are creatures of habit if they're acting strangely or out of the ordinary I usually recommend a vet visit just to be on the safe side.
 

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My guy has been doing a strange thing with his jaw when I feed him lately. It shakes, like he's shivering almost. We've had issues similar to this before and our vet had to clean out his lower jaw around his 'tooth' where grasses had built up. It looks clear now, but he's doing the shaking thing again. Any thoughts? I have a quick video of it, but not sure how to post it here.
Could you make and post a video of him doing that?
 

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