Green tortoise claws too long ?

Adrienk619

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This is Tito. He is a green Iberian tortoise. He’s a bit over 1 year old now. Here are his nails. Hard to get a photo of them but managed to do so. I take him on daily walks on rocks outside. He has rocks in his enclosure but are his nails too long? I’m noticing he’s walking on his nails more than his feet when on rocks outside.
 

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TeamZissou

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The nail length does not look excessive.

Just a note on the tortoise subspecies: this appears to be a Testudo graeca ibera. Rather than having anything to do with the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), they are found near the Black Sea which has led to them being called "Asia Minor Tortoise." Here's a range map for different testudo graeca:


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