Health
Red-Eared Slider Overgrown Beak
If your red-eared slider has an overgrown beak, you will need to take it to an experienced reptile vet to get it filed down.
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Mariah Healey
Founder, ReptiFiles
Symptoms
- Top part of the mouth has grown past the bottom jaw
- Turtle has trouble grabbing, tearing, and/or chewing their food
Cause
- Dietary imbalance
- Broken jaw
- Too many soft foods
Treatment
If your red-eared slider has an overgrown beak, you will need to take it to an experienced reptile vet to get it filed down. DO NOT attempt this on your own!
Making a cuttlebone available in your turtle’s tank helps keep the beak ground down and also provides a great source of dietary calcium.