CleoViolet
New Member
In brief - Im looking after two female 3 year old Greek tortoises. One is very robust and fine, the other is smaller and keeps getting her lower jaw stuck on her plastron when she withdraws her head. Ive taken them to a reptile vet twice for a check up with xrays. The little one had a shadow throughout her colon, so on vets advice shes warm bathed in reptoboost and shes had two vitamin shots and antibiotics. She had swabs taken and yhey were clear. Shes now passed a big gummy urate in her bath and a big poo. Shes peeing and pooing normally. The second xray showed a clear colon, which is great. She eats well but her jaw looks stretched to me. The vet had confirmed her jaw bones looked normal on xray. Has anyone got experience of their tortoise getting lower jaw stuck open in their plastron regularly and do you know why? Her lower beak is not overgrown but it doesnt shut neatly like the other tortoises - it dips at the point its got stuck.