beak

  1. Lexnau

    Help! Sulcata Tortoise lower beak

    Help! My little guy has done something to his lower beak. (PICTURE ATTACHED) , I don't know how or what is going on with it. Any help please, his vet is not open till Monday and I'm worrying like crazy if he will be okay till then .
  2. W

    Underbite or overgrown beak?

    Hi, so we’ve just acquired Delia, a 40 something year old (we think greek?) tortoise from an acquaintance who’s moving country. My mum has had a tortoise before so we know at least the basics. My question is, can tortoises have an overgrown bottom beak/jaw? I’m wondering if it’s an underbite or...
  3. C

    White dry marks on my Russian tortoise beak

    My Russian tortoise has been sleeping and not eating the past few days, her would walk with his eyes close mind you it’s summer so I did some research online on what could it be and I came to a conclusion that he could of gone to aestivation ( Aestivation refers to the process of dormancy or...
  4. dbrosCLK

    Sulcata underbite

    Hi I’m new to the forum and the tortoise community. I adopted a 3-4 year old Sulcata. The previous owner had him in a glass enclosure for majority of its life. He has some pyramiding, but my main concern is his significant underbite. It’s so prominent that he is unable to fully close his...
  5. C

    Cracked Lower Beak

    Just discovered this morning my 1 year old redfoot cracked his lower beak pretty bad so the tip of it is mostly chipped off. I’m not sure how. I see videos on beak trimming but that seems like it’s typically about the upper beak. If I trim the lower beak will it grow back or not? He can’t close...
  6. J3ny4

    Difficulty tearing food

    I got my Russian Tortoise from a reptile expo, wild caught (bad, I know) a couple months back. According to the vet (exotic reptile vet, not reptile specific) the only thing wrong with him was pin worms, his third dose of dewormer is coming up soon. He won't even try to eat pellets, soaked or...
  7. sadid1999

    Is my russian tortoise beak too long? Does he have infection?

    Is his beak getting too long? I have ordered some cuttlebone as i heard this is also good for chewing on to break the beak down?
  8. S

    Damage beak

    Today I have notice a chipped part of my tortoise upper beak. He seems to be I. No pain but is there any thing I can do to aid it or should I rush him to a vet?
  9. GennadiyIvanovich

    Unsure if his beak is overgrown and needs a trim

    Is his beak too long and should I trim it? He is very careful when he eats and never touches his rock so he won't wear it down himself. I've seen videos on youtube showing how to do it with nail clippers and a nail file, is this a safe way to trim it if he needs trimming or should I take him to...
  10. Y

    Chipped beak on Russian tortoise

    Hi all, First time posting so let me know if I've posted this in the wrong forum or point me in the general direction of what I need to include in my post for next time I've had my Russian tortoise for nearly 5 years now since he was a hatchling. Today while eating I noticed on one side of...
  11. J

    Advice for a cracked beak please

    Hi, I have a horsefield tortoise. I've noticed that his beak has cracked today, it has done once before in the past and been fine. But this time it seems to be quite a large crack. His beak is a bit overgrown but as hes quite small and is very frantic I don't like doing it myself. Is this ok and...
  12. J

    Cracked Beak

    Hi Guys, I'm posting this for a relative. Gone round and noticed a crack on her Tortoises beak. He's eating with no problems, moving around, to me he's as he normally is when I see him. Not sure what to do, so any advice would be helpful. TIA JD
  13. Geode890

    Russian Tortoise Nail and Beak Trimming Length

    Hey everyone. Recently, after realizing that tortoises likely needed their nails clipped too, I began to look into doing so. I came across one thread that mentioned that Russian Tortoise nails were naturally long, but I was wondering if there was a metric of some sort to tell if they are too...
  14. Russian Rehab

    Aquatic Turtle beak

    my new aquatic turtle came with an overgrown beak. ih had my tortoise's beak trimmed but will the vet be able to trim an aquatic turtle? another problem is she is a very small very moody musk turtle. are the any natural ways to get her to trim her own beak?
  15. Russian Rehab

    Beak too long? need an expert opinion!

    Hello all im new to the forum and Harley is my first tortoise! He was badly neglected in his last home so i have my hands full rehabilitating him. i was hopping you all could help me judge his beak. i had it trimmed once already because he couldn't even eat properly when i got him but do you...
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