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Hello everyone,
I'm fostering a 2 year old leopard tort and promised the owner I'd post pictures of Rigby's deformed jaw and ask your opinions. I'm not too experienced with deformities nor Leopards (I don't know what subspecies he is).
As far as I can tell it doesn't hinder him. He's active and eats fine. I wonder about his future...any thoughts? Should I trim the under bite? Please see attached pictures.
Additionally, some scutes (see pic) seem to "overlap." Is this a structural thing or a deformity thing? The shape of the shell, normal?
To reiterate, I'm not experienced with Leopards at all and I'm taking him while the owner deals with a domestic situation. I'm following a care sheet written by Misty Corton found on the World Chelonian Tust site for husbandry and feeding guidelines.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I'm fostering a 2 year old leopard tort and promised the owner I'd post pictures of Rigby's deformed jaw and ask your opinions. I'm not too experienced with deformities nor Leopards (I don't know what subspecies he is).
As far as I can tell it doesn't hinder him. He's active and eats fine. I wonder about his future...any thoughts? Should I trim the under bite? Please see attached pictures.
Additionally, some scutes (see pic) seem to "overlap." Is this a structural thing or a deformity thing? The shape of the shell, normal?
To reiterate, I'm not experienced with Leopards at all and I'm taking him while the owner deals with a domestic situation. I'm following a care sheet written by Misty Corton found on the World Chelonian Tust site for husbandry and feeding guidelines.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.