Hey Everyone,
I've had my tortoises for 4 years now, but over the past few months I've noticed both of my russians beaks are overgrown. They are still eating fine, especially the female (she eats everything as soon as I put it in her enclosure), but I am worried that it may be a sign of MBD. They are fed either Romaine, green/red leaf, kale, or mixed veggies with the zoomed grassland tortoise diet and calcium mixed in a few times a week. They also have an outdoor enclosure that they are in almost everyday. I've tried to give them cuttle bone and feed them on hard surfaces, but neither seem to be helping much.
My first question is if there is a way in which I could trim their beaks without a vet visit if possible, would a nail file work? I am also wondering if they are showing signs of MBD and what I can do to help reverse it?
Thanks guys,
Jake
I've had my tortoises for 4 years now, but over the past few months I've noticed both of my russians beaks are overgrown. They are still eating fine, especially the female (she eats everything as soon as I put it in her enclosure), but I am worried that it may be a sign of MBD. They are fed either Romaine, green/red leaf, kale, or mixed veggies with the zoomed grassland tortoise diet and calcium mixed in a few times a week. They also have an outdoor enclosure that they are in almost everyday. I've tried to give them cuttle bone and feed them on hard surfaces, but neither seem to be helping much.
My first question is if there is a way in which I could trim their beaks without a vet visit if possible, would a nail file work? I am also wondering if they are showing signs of MBD and what I can do to help reverse it?
Thanks guys,
Jake