Puffer teeth cut?

AwesomeM96 · Jan 15, 2011

I have a small GSP and was wondering should I cut his teeth or is it just a myth? Also, if I should, what are some of the signs?

user_name · Jan 15, 2011

don't cut his teeth! Most puffer's beaks (teeth) need to gnaw on snails to keep them from growing too large. I reccomend that you start adding in live snails to their diet, as this should trim the beak down. Good luck!

Pufferpunk · Jan 16, 2011

user_name said:
don't cut his teeth! Most puffer's beaks (teeth) need to gnaw on snails to keep them from growing too large. I reccomend that you start adding in live snails to their diet, as this should trim the beak down. Good luck!

Crunchy foods are to keep the teeth trimmed back, not to fix overgrown teeth. NO amount of crunchy foods will trim a puffers teeth back. If too hard, it can actually break off a puffer's teeth, if overgrown & if too soft, it will get caught in the teeth & have to be manually removed.
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