over grown beak or underdeveloped bottom jaw

[johnsy]

wrong diet?
too much calcium?

waht am i doing wrong,trev is 7 and he's not long been to vets for a beak trim,the vet said he looked like he'd suffered from mdb when he was younger or summit like but said he healthy and very spirited

what can i do to help him maintain his own beak with out regular trips to the vet for a trim, i think i need to hibernate him this year and improve his diet

thanks in advance

[Easter Bunny]

He is lovely by the way.
I was going to say, make sure you feed him off a slate, but it looks like you do in the bottom photo.

What do you feed him at the moment?

[pagan queen]

When he walks, does he lift his shell off the ground? he just looks like he is eating in an odd position. Mine are usually stood up when eating.

[alley cat]

Are these pictures before or after the beak trim? if they are after, I think the beak still looks too long, when he has his mouth open he still has alot of overhang in the way, it must make it hard to get the food into his mouth, more could be filed off in my opinion, see what others think

[johnsy]

Originally Posted by LYNNEE

He is lovely by the way.
I was going to say, make sure you feed him off a slate, but it looks like you do in the bottom photo.

What do you feed him at the moment?

yeah he's fed off slate

[johnsy]

Originally Posted by pagan queen

When he walks, does he lift his shell off the ground? he just looks like he is eating in an odd position. Mine are usually stood up when eating.

yeah he lifts his shell when walking/running

[johnsy]

Originally Posted by alley cat

Are these pictures before or after the beak trim? if they are after, I think the beak still looks too long, when he has his mouth open he still has alot of overhang in the way, it must make it hard to get the food into his mouth, more could be filed off in my opinion, see what others think

these are after, i think the vet only did so much not to stress him out to much, he was nt very happy for a couple days after, im gonna have him back soon see if they'll take some more off

he's been offered cuttle in the past but he'does nt bother with it,im gonna get some more and grate some over his food make it a lot more coarse,

[nooddle]

I often find my tort looking like she is trying to bite in to some of the big rocks in her table. I suspect that this, along with frequently munching on cuttlefish, helps to keep her beak down. Do you have some rocks in you enclosure?

[johnsy]

yeah,theres a tub full of em, im currently looking at how i can improve my table setup. and more rocks slate are a few things im looking at
im gonna squeeze some cucumber juice on a rock tonight see if i can trick him into having a bite,

[sandy]

[quote=johnsy;544443]wrong diet?
too much calcium?

waht am i doing wrong,trev is 7 and he's not long been to vets for a beak trim,the vet said he looked like he'd suffered from mdb when he was younger or summit like but said he healthy and very spirited

what can i do to help him maintain his own beak with out regular trips to the vet for a trim, i think i need to hibernate him this year and improve his diet

thanks in advance

Next time you go to the vets, get him/her to show you how to trim the beak yourself. Its easy once shown:0)