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Your tortoise has MBD and the lower beak is severely overgrown. You should locate the thread titled "Info for New Members" or something to that effect and begin to make the changes it will suggest ASAP. Here is the link to that thread: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/info-for-new-people-please-read-this-first.202363/I have added new info
If you have a decent exotics vet near you, it would be beneficial to have your tortoise's beak and nails trimmed. Eating off the stone and walking on it are obviously not doing the job. After a good trimming, perhaps those things will work, but the way things are now, they are not sufficient.
Do not be too disappointed by this news. Many people have had the same experience due to getting bad husbandry advice from pet stores and internet sources other than this Forum. I see that you are young and that is good. You will have a long time to make things better for this animal and any future tortoises you may acquire.
Good luck!