Sunday=Protein day at our house....***Pic Heavy!!**

[tyler0912]

Red pepper,Gem lettuce,Mushroom,Dog food,Boiled chicken!

Red pepper,Gem lettuce,Mushroom,Dog food,Boiled chicken!

Red pepper,Gem lettuce,Mushroom,Dog food,Boiled chicken!

OM NOM!

Enjoy Guys!

 

[N2TORTS]

RE: Sunday=Protein day at out house....***Pic Heavy!!**

Yum.....looks as yer little fellow "digs it" !


JD~

PS. Keep an eye on his beak , he is about due for a trim. Once trimmed try adding a cuttle bone block to his enclosure. It will help with beak growth, as well as provide a calcium intake.

 

[tyler0912]

he has a cuttle bone and i usually feed him on a slate.....todays an exception :/ ??....hows it getting over grown?

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on the last pic you can see the cuttlefish where thethermometer is in the background and the feeding slate under the food dish i only feed him in a dish on sundays cause he has stuff like chicken and meal worms! ?

 

[N2TORTS]

Their beaks are made of a protein called keratin, and their growth is affected by several different factors, including age , diet and overall health.
As new cells grow, older cells become hard and compacted and are eventually pushed outward, thus creating a “beak like” appearance. This can hinder a tortoise’s eating and also allow for greater chances of bacterial infections. By keeping this in check with clippers or a dremal , its much like hygiene within human hands and feet nails.

Your doing a great job and he is very healthy is what it shows….this was just a little reminder…I myself are about to round up the herd for their “ trim”


JD~

 

[tyler0912]

okay is it possible to do it yourself?

 

[N2TORTS]

okay is it possible to do it yourself?

Yes .... depending on how your tort reacts you might need someone to hold his head while you clip. The key thing is to take small bites at an angle with the clippers ( you will find their beaks are quite hard) then trim across. Just keep thrifty about how far you cut as the closer to the head , you have "live active nerves" and hurts if cut to far, plus can lead once again to infections. If clippers dont work ( which I rarley use) I use a dremal ...instead. This is fast but STRESSING , be careful not to take too much off~ ....
JD~

 

[tyler0912]

okay thankyou!!

 

[lynnedit]

He does look like a man on a mission! Good luck with the trimming. I have not done it but sounds as if you just need to clip a tiny amount at a time. Better too little than too much. And his beak is not too bad at all.

 

[tyler0912]

okay thankyou!