Under bite on hatchling Leopard

[Cassidys]

Hi all,
My hatchling is having a hard time eating. His bottom jaw gets stuck on his top jaw and it looks like it causing pain. This is causing a clicking noise. I took him to the vet and the vet said he is too young to shave down the Bottom beak... also, he will not bit a cuttle bone to help. Any advise?

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

Hi all,
My hatchling is having a hard time eating. His bottom jaw gets stuck on his top jaw and it looks like it causing pain. This is causing a clicking noise. I took him to the vet and the vet said he is too young to shave down the Bottom beak... also, he will not bit a cuttle bone to help. Any advise?

U would need to post some pics for ppl to give u advice

 

[SasquatchTortoise]

I am not sure about this. My tortoise always made a a little click

 

[KarenSoCal]

If his beak can't be filed yet, you need to use a food dish that will help wear it down.

The best thing to use is the saucer from a terra cotta flower pot. You can buy them at garden centers, Lowe's, Home Depot, maybe WalMart.

They look like this...get the one with the roughest surface. And if you're not using one of these for his water dish, get another one big enough for him to get into.

 

[Beasty_Artemis]

You can order cuttlebone wholesale from ebay.com. That's where I get mine for my red foots. You might have to wait a little while if you get your order from China, but I'm not sure. Mabey faster!

 

[Yvonne G]

May I please see a picture?

I had that problem with a group of intergrade Manouria I raised and traced it back to not enough calcium.

 

[SasquatchTortoise]

You can order cuttlebone wholesale from ebay.com. That's where I get mine for my red foots. You might have to wait a little while if you get your order from China, but I'm not sure. Mabey faster!

I see cuttlebone in the bird section of any pet store