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Old 02-07-2012, 09:10 PM   #5
EJ
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You're not looking to drill living tissue. On the edge of sharp scutes the keritin usually grows fast. The sharp point is probably mostly keritin which is now more than an over grown finger nail.

I normally dremel overgrown beaks and toe nails. Rarely do the tortoises mind.

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Originally Posted by gwenq View Post
is it ok to dremel living tissue, will it not be painful?
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