Aug 15, 2010 #1 Koopa New Member 5 Year Member Joined Aug 15, 2010 Messages 2 I own a baby Sulcata tortoise that i purchased from an expo. Everything seems normal. My only concern is the pointed snout it has. Is this normal? I attached a photo of it, so you can take a look at. Attachments snout.jpg 20.2 KB · Views: 56
I own a baby Sulcata tortoise that i purchased from an expo. Everything seems normal. My only concern is the pointed snout it has. Is this normal? I attached a photo of it, so you can take a look at.
Aug 15, 2010 #2 Yvonne G Old Timer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 95,387 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA If you're talking about the little point under his nose, that's his egg tooth. Baby tortoises have that so they can break out of their egg. Hi Koopa: Welcome to the forum!!
If you're talking about the little point under his nose, that's his egg tooth. Baby tortoises have that so they can break out of their egg. Hi Koopa: Welcome to the forum!!
Aug 15, 2010 #3 Terry Allan Hall Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 21, 2010 Messages 4,009 Location (City and/or State) The Republic O' Tejas Yup, that'll drop off pretty soon...your sulcata must've just been born to still have the egg tooth when you bought it!
Yup, that'll drop off pretty soon...your sulcata must've just been born to still have the egg tooth when you bought it!
Aug 16, 2010 #4 Koopa New Member 5 Year Member Joined Aug 15, 2010 Messages 2 Thank you for your fast respond! I'm relieved and now have no more worries for Koopa! Thanks!