RF with an under bite

[zzzdanz]

Picked this guy up yesterday.He has an under bite but other wise seems ok.I'll try to get a good pic,but my blackberry takes horrible pics.

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a cpl. better pics.

 

[abra]

My dog has an under bite, I think they'e so cute

 

[Yvonne G]

Usually an under bite refers to the top beak coming out over the bottom beak. I have several Manouria that have their under jaw jutting out like yours. I have to keep it filed down. If you use a Dremel and grind it so it looks more normal, then feed the tortoise on something rough (I use a cement stepping stone) it usually stays normal-looking for close to a year. And in the case of your tortoise, I think its just because of poor feeding habits and if you get it ground down and feed right and on a rough surface, it probably won't grow back like that, but will remain normal.

 

[zzzdanz]

I was looking at it yesterday thinking about grab'n my dremel,but there really isn't anything there to file down.Hard to explain, but it's like a normal lower jaw just sticking out,not over growth.Hope this makes sense.

He's going to my vet this week for a check up and I'll see what his thoughts are.I'm sure his diet wasn't the best from the previous owner.He's 12" and was kept in a dry 55gal. tank..shockingly he's not really all that bad pyramid wise.

 

[PeanutbuttER]

He looks like he's puckering up for a kiss

Let us know what the vet thinks. Best of luck to him and to you.

 

[Tropical Torts]

if he doenst have very much prymiding then he might have been wild caught in his earlier years. Just a thought.

 

[Torty Mom]

Excellent job on the save! He will be a happy tortie soon! Was he a rescue or did you buy him? He is agood looking fella!!

 

[Madkins007]

A better pic would be nice, but remember that the lower jaw is supposed to fit neatly into the upper jaw.

 

[zzzdanz]

Excellent job on the save! He will be a happy tortie soon! Was he a rescue or did you buy him? He is agood looking fella!!

Well I wasn't planning on adding another RF until summer,but saw this guy on CL stuffed into a fish tank and had to get him out of there.$150 but I still concider him rescued.

I'll try to get a good pic with my wifes camera,but you have to be a NASA scientist to figure out how to work that thing.

 

[Stev0623]

lol cute. guy looks like donkey kong

 

[PeanutbuttER]

lol cute. guy looks like donkey kong

YES! I was trying to figure out what he reminded me of.

I hope he's alright. I still want to hear what the vet says.