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Ever since I got Rocky, the male Russian Tortoise, he has overgrown beak. He had been kept outside for the past 5 months and looks much more healthier except his beak stays overgrown. We have many elements in the outdoor enclosure for him to trim his beak and craws down but the nature does not help.
I have been checking out on various forums and sites for trimming the beak. I kept asking myself: how hard and how dangerous it can be doing it myself? Today I finally decide that I am going to try it and help out Rocky.
I found a small nail clipper with about 1/4" of blade, used to clip the corner of the human nails. This will work perfectly on his small beak. The hard part, how do I keep Rocky still or stable to allow me to work on his beak.
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About 7 minutes late, while I sweat a lot - as I was doing it in the sun room while Rocky bathing, the job is done. I felt sorry for Rocky but he does not seem to mind that much. I thought I might have put him into some kind of trauma but surprisingly, as soon as I put him into the tortoise house, where I have prepared fresh greens sprinkled with the newly ordered TNT from CarolinaTortoiseSupply.com, he immediately ran to food dish and enjoyed. I have proof in the following picture, as you can see that he just finished most of the greens in the dish and was looking at me with a little smile. I cannot help but took a few shots (the flash light was on which may have scared little smiles off his face).
I have been checking out on various forums and sites for trimming the beak. I kept asking myself: how hard and how dangerous it can be doing it myself? Today I finally decide that I am going to try it and help out Rocky.
I found a small nail clipper with about 1/4" of blade, used to clip the corner of the human nails. This will work perfectly on his small beak. The hard part, how do I keep Rocky still or stable to allow me to work on his beak.
... ...
About 7 minutes late, while I sweat a lot - as I was doing it in the sun room while Rocky bathing, the job is done. I felt sorry for Rocky but he does not seem to mind that much. I thought I might have put him into some kind of trauma but surprisingly, as soon as I put him into the tortoise house, where I have prepared fresh greens sprinkled with the newly ordered TNT from CarolinaTortoiseSupply.com, he immediately ran to food dish and enjoyed. I have proof in the following picture, as you can see that he just finished most of the greens in the dish and was looking at me with a little smile. I cannot help but took a few shots (the flash light was on which may have scared little smiles off his face).
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