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09-12-2008, 11:47 PM
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Overshot jaw
I have just got a horsefield who has a very overshot bottom jaw. Has anyone else got a tortoise with this problem?. I have seen this one eat and I'm not too worried, I was just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this issue?.
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09-12-2008, 11:51 PM
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Can you post a picture of it?
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10-12-2008, 12:07 AM
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Will try and get a photo of it tomorrow. They have dug in for the night now.
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10-12-2008, 12:10 AM
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Yep,it's bed time...not nice to wake them up!
 Try to get some pictures tomorrow then it's better to say something about it.
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10-12-2008, 07:54 AM
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I have an adult female ibera that has an over shot jaw, and it causes her no problems at all. She eats like a horse
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10-12-2008, 03:27 PM
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Hi Lizzy
I have a horsfield with an overshot jaw too! I never actually noticed until I got a second tortoise and realised how much prettier she looked!! Charlie is of course still a very handsome chap, in his own unique way!! I've had no problems with him and he eats absolutely fine. His jaw juts out a bit more than it did when I first got him, so he may well need a trim in the summer, but I have no worries about him!
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10-12-2008, 07:37 PM
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No photo tonight!. He's already gone off to bed and won't come out.
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11-12-2008, 10:08 AM
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12-12-2008, 09:09 AM
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Pics of jaw
Well here he is!
  It makes him look so grumpy. Think that could end up being his name!!.
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12-12-2008, 03:55 PM
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Awww, he's lovely!
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