Hey there! I’m new to the forum.
I have a baby sulcata and am familiar with most jungle tortoises so this is my first grassland/dessert tortoise.
My question is the beak of the tortoise is starting to catch on his jaw when chewing food. and I know it can be ground down by a vet or myself
or
ground down by eating a cuttle fish/tortoise cubes. Which I just ordered a cuttle fish.
The question is, at 6 weeks old, is this too young to have its beak growing like this?
And how would I actually grind the beak down with a two inch tortoise.
He fits in the palm of my hand. I don’t won’t to hurt him. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
DIET;
he’s getting plenty of calcium and d3. With a powder supplement.
His diet is cactus ears, mustard greens, wheat grass and kale and some lettuce. Mixed with grassland tortoise pellet meal that I soak wet so he can get more variety along with his greens. His uvb bulb is a long one and was the best option from what I read on the internet and spoke with the person at the reptile store. He has a heating pad underneath the tank and a 150w ceramic heat bulb above that. I also make sure to spray down the tank for humidity upkeep.
He’s well taken care of, however, the store where I purchased him was feeding him baby tortoise food that was multicolored and Most likely a poor diet. I soak him once a day as well in warmish water. His skin on his head is very dry.
So I feel like I’ve been on top of it but am worried about his beak being so long at such a young age.
I have a baby sulcata and am familiar with most jungle tortoises so this is my first grassland/dessert tortoise.
My question is the beak of the tortoise is starting to catch on his jaw when chewing food. and I know it can be ground down by a vet or myself
or
ground down by eating a cuttle fish/tortoise cubes. Which I just ordered a cuttle fish.
The question is, at 6 weeks old, is this too young to have its beak growing like this?
And how would I actually grind the beak down with a two inch tortoise.
He fits in the palm of my hand. I don’t won’t to hurt him. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
DIET;
he’s getting plenty of calcium and d3. With a powder supplement.
His diet is cactus ears, mustard greens, wheat grass and kale and some lettuce. Mixed with grassland tortoise pellet meal that I soak wet so he can get more variety along with his greens. His uvb bulb is a long one and was the best option from what I read on the internet and spoke with the person at the reptile store. He has a heating pad underneath the tank and a 150w ceramic heat bulb above that. I also make sure to spray down the tank for humidity upkeep.
He’s well taken care of, however, the store where I purchased him was feeding him baby tortoise food that was multicolored and Most likely a poor diet. I soak him once a day as well in warmish water. His skin on his head is very dry.
So I feel like I’ve been on top of it but am worried about his beak being so long at such a young age.