Vern is at it again. He's still hunger striking (since I got him about 10 days ago all I have gotten him to eat is a little bit of fruit)
Today when he yawned and closed his mouth his bottom jaw protruded out over the top and it appears to have a crack. Has anyone ever seen this before?
I've never seen him eat anything that isn't mushy so I am not sure if it effects his ability to eat.
I feel like I could try to trim or dremel the bottom, but I fear that the splits may go far enough down that doing so could take out a chunk and cause him pain and difficulty eating.
Attached are two cell phone pics from today (I had to be quick and use what I had) and another picture of how he usually looks with his top jaw over the bottom.
Should I even be concerned or am I a worry-wart new tortoise owner?
Today when he yawned and closed his mouth his bottom jaw protruded out over the top and it appears to have a crack. Has anyone ever seen this before?
I've never seen him eat anything that isn't mushy so I am not sure if it effects his ability to eat.
I feel like I could try to trim or dremel the bottom, but I fear that the splits may go far enough down that doing so could take out a chunk and cause him pain and difficulty eating.
Attached are two cell phone pics from today (I had to be quick and use what I had) and another picture of how he usually looks with his top jaw over the bottom.
Should I even be concerned or am I a worry-wart new tortoise owner?