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Old 17-01-2008, 10:28 PM
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...I give his shell a gentle scrub, but i dint know if you sould, or souldnt....well scrub his bum and tail too! i didnt want too hurt him and jus double checking what you guys do!

jus didnt know how to ask!
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Old 17-01-2008, 10:30 PM
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just let mine splash around. I don't do anything special to clean him.
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Old 17-01-2008, 10:33 PM
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/\ me too so far, but im learning new and proper ways to care for him all the time, cheer dude!
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Old 17-01-2008, 10:39 PM
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/\ me too so far, but im learning new and proper ways to care for him all the time, cheer dude!
Not saying what I do is right.

It's just....what I do
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Old 18-01-2008, 12:19 AM
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Think of what would happen in the wild, no-one washes their bums. Allow to dry naturally too.
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Old 18-01-2008, 12:22 AM
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when they have a bath I just leave them to it so to speak, don't do anything to them. I noticed on shelled warriors shop on ebay tho they sold a brush for cleaning the torts at bath time..which baffled me

SW soft tortoise cleaning brush lid, tortoises, rabbit on eBay, also, Reptiles, Pet Supplies, Home Garden (end time 03-Feb-08 18:31:32 GMT)

theres the link
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Old 18-01-2008, 11:53 AM
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I would only scrub, gently, the shells of tortoises with shell damage. If the tortoise is not suffering from shell rot then there is no need to scrub the shell and certainly not their bums!

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Old 18-01-2008, 12:04 PM
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The brushes that i sell (link above) are very very soft so do no damage at all.
When i bath my tortoises i place them in the bath and if they have a dirty bum as most do, i use these brushed to gently remove the dirt or poo.
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when they have a bath I just leave them to it so to speak, don't do anything to them. I noticed on shelled warriors shop on ebay tho they sold a brush for cleaning the torts at bath time..which baffled me

SW soft tortoise cleaning brush lid, tortoises, rabbit on eBay, also, Reptiles, Pet Supplies, Home Garden (end time 03-Feb-08 18:31:32 GMT)

theres the link
Why did it baffle you?
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Old 18-01-2008, 12:29 PM
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Why did it baffle you?
Why wouldn't it? No one to wipe their arse in the wild..it's akin to cleaning a snake mouth out. Fine when it has mouthrot or an RI but I don't brush the little fella teeth evertime I bathe them!

It's labour for labours sake.

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