Beak Trimmed

JDM4

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I took Wembley to the vets last night to have her beak trimmed. I'm in North West England.
I had to travel out of town for a reptile vet. It only cost £10.20 though.

Before (taken in the vets) looking very frightened:-

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After (taken this morning) looking OK I think :-/

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Awesome and if you offer foods on a piece of rough slate tile (like what you floor the house with) the tort will assist in trimming the beak down even further...
 

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It's actually still pretty long. Don't cut up her food. Make her bite pieces off it. And, whenever possible, get her outside for some grazing.
 

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I agree with Yvonne. Maybe a rough slate surface to serve food on will suffice.

This is about where I like my tort's beaks.
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Could be a bit shorter, but I can do it myself like this as I dont trust me to go any further.
 
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JDM4

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Thanks everyone. I thought they would do it shorter than this but the vet said what she had done was already a couple of millimetres shorter than needed.

I don't chop all foods but I will not chop anything now & get some slate. Hopefully that will file it more.

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You can get a finger nail file and work on it a little at a time . In no time it will be fixed up .
 

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