Hello all,
Two days ago, Gonzales the spur-thighed tortoise had a checkup at the vet and had his beak trimmed a little. To me, it doesn't look like his beak was trimmed too radically but I'm not an expert so might be wrong - maybe you can see from the photos? Reminder: this is the tortoise with the underbite.
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The problem is that the tortoise has been off his food ever since. I'm sure he's just a bit traumatised, and I'm not worried at this stage, but I did wonder if his beak was feeling a bit tender after the trim? If yes, would we need to feed him some kind of special soft food till he feels better?
Thanks for reading,
TP
Post beak trim
Re: Post beak trim
Hi TP.
I would think you have hit the nail on the head. I think it’s just feeling a little off. Just keep offering him the good things you find and I an sure in the next day or two he will take his first bite.
Keep us posted though.
Lin
I would think you have hit the nail on the head. I think it’s just feeling a little off. Just keep offering him the good things you find and I an sure in the next day or two he will take his first bite.
Keep us posted though.
Lin
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