Cut on lip

Khetwanikaju

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My star tortoise has got a cut on his upper lip
We dont have any vet here in city
Can anyone please help
Note: this red tiny thing is tomato in the pictute P_20170822_230303.jpg P_20170822_230303.jpg P_20170822_230403.jpg
 

Kasia

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It happened because his beak is overgrown. It is a minor injury but it will irritate him when his eating. You got to trim the beak down with a nailfile to ensure it will not happen in future.
 

Khetwanikaju

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It happened because his beak is overgrown. It is a minor injury but it will irritate him when his eating. You got to trim the beak down with a nailfile to ensure it will not happen in future.
are you sure that i should do this?
I guess it will hurt him so much
 

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are you sure that i should do this?
I guess it will hurt him so much

Does it hurt when you trim you own nails? Same deal. Just be careful to not trim to short or, yes, it does hurt. You don't need to take off too much. The beak isn't terribly overgrown. Just a tiny bit.
 

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