I tried to find information that was previously posted on this question, but didn’t have much luck finding any (could TOTALLY be operator error…).
I have a male Russian that I rescued 14 years ago. He was estimated to be 4 years old (I know—could have been any age). He seems to be wild caught, but with a surprisingly great carapace. However, he has always had beak issues. He has had a beak trim at least once every 18 months since I’ve had him. He had a bit of a “drift” in his lower jaw when I first got him, so the first few years were just filing things back incrementally to correct alignment.
So to my question, is this something they “grow out of?” i.e. correct over time? Or is it just inevitable because of early exposure and/or genetics?
I don’t mind taking him for beak trims, but I was curious…
I have a male Russian that I rescued 14 years ago. He was estimated to be 4 years old (I know—could have been any age). He seems to be wild caught, but with a surprisingly great carapace. However, he has always had beak issues. He has had a beak trim at least once every 18 months since I’ve had him. He had a bit of a “drift” in his lower jaw when I first got him, so the first few years were just filing things back incrementally to correct alignment.
So to my question, is this something they “grow out of?” i.e. correct over time? Or is it just inevitable because of early exposure and/or genetics?
I don’t mind taking him for beak trims, but I was curious…