Lindsey28
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I have two tortoises.. both about 8 months old. I haven't really had any issues with them til the other day.. I noticed my smaller one had the "pinky" nail on her front right foot kind of bent up. I was going to wait and ask my friend about it when they were coming over later, but before he came, I noticed a couple hours later that it was not there any more.
I feel like this isn't normal, but I don't know what happened? I am worried that it's going to keep happening.
I took my torts to a local reptile shop to see if I could have their nails trimmed, but they said just to put bricks and stuff in their habitat to wear them down. But it doesn't seem as though it actually does.
I have peat moss as the substrate and I have a brick that they eat off off and tile lined around the perimeter of their box. Also, my friend made a bridge for them to walk over and sleep under that's lined with sandpaper to help wear their nails down.
Like I said, no really big issues before. And my other, bigger tortoise is doing perfectly fine!
Any suggestions or answers?
I feel like this isn't normal, but I don't know what happened? I am worried that it's going to keep happening.
I took my torts to a local reptile shop to see if I could have their nails trimmed, but they said just to put bricks and stuff in their habitat to wear them down. But it doesn't seem as though it actually does.
I have peat moss as the substrate and I have a brick that they eat off off and tile lined around the perimeter of their box. Also, my friend made a bridge for them to walk over and sleep under that's lined with sandpaper to help wear their nails down.
Like I said, no really big issues before. And my other, bigger tortoise is doing perfectly fine!
Any suggestions or answers?