russiantortoise2006
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Hey! This is my first time ever posting anything here and I thought that it is time to reach out. I have a female Russian tortoise who is soon to be 10 years old. I really wanted a tortoise as a kid and I got her without much knowledge on how to care one. She has seemed totally fine, active, she has an appetite and no problems with digestation. Lately I have started to notice that she has grown quite a long beak and also that she's getting a slight underbite. I also have noticed that she hasn't really eaten any harder foods I have given her for example carrots chopped into little pieces. She only prefers softer foods like lettuce. I have also heard that a cuttlebone in his terrarium could help but I never got her to use it while it was in the terrarium. So here I'm asking how I should proceed with this situation and also feel free to give any tips on the care of a Russian tortoise it doesn't have to relate to the beak incident. Are there any home remedies or should i reach out to a vet. I live in the Finnish countryside so it is quite hard for me to find a vet that would deal with this kind of stuff nearby. Thank you all in advance!
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