Elnewman622
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I've been looking for coconut oil that's right and I know that it should be extra virgin but does it have to be cold press ?
So I can use it ?Expelled pressed is efficient mechanical pressed oil which means it can reach temperature exceeding 99 degrees. It looses some crucial vitamins like vitamin E. Which is one of the moisturizing properties of extra virgin coconut oil. Cold pressed doesn't exceed temperature of 60 degrees maintaining crucial vitamins. So the answer to your question is close, but preferably you want cold pressed. It must say Cold pressed too.
I'm sorry to hear that Bob got burned.wow, I would have been I rate! People mean well though.when I got my tortoise the vet told me she has what looks like a burn on her show also.I have not done much except I tried vita Shell a couple times, and I tried olive oil a couple times.I am seriously considering the coconut oil.and I will have to restrain myself to not put too much on also my tortoise has to be in during the winter under UV lighting and heat lamps.Without going into any details, I was very sick for months and had neighbors help care for my animals when I couldn't. None of the people who helped me know a darned thing about chelonia.
I have not mentioned this in a thread but...Nobody seemed to notice that Bob grew taller and his light had slipped a bit. He has a 160 watt MVB that was about 4 inches above his carapace when I was well enough to notice. His carapace is ruined. His new growth is burned black and I can flake off pieces of his carapace with my bad fingers. So that should be weathered enough for your discussion. An expert suggested I put extra virgin olive oil on it to moisturize it. When I went to the Vet to weigh him, (see a different thread), she said to use vitamin E oil. So I had already used the olive oil and when I first put it on, it soaked in like water in the Sahara. But I have a tendency to over do everything. If a little is good, a lot is better good...So I gave Bob warm oil massages nightly for about a week. He looked like a grease ball. Then dirt started sticking to him, and when the falling leaves stuck too I figured I might be using too much oil.
So the night I decided to give him a warm soapy bath to get rid of the oil, he decided he was done with me messing with him, and he no longer fell for the distract with Mazuri trick, so he went into his sleeping box, unreachable to me. But the next day I caught him outside and soaped him up. He did that stutter jump thing at me, so funny. He really got irritated so I guess I'm lucky he didn't ram me. Anyway...Vitamin E oil is thick as hell and you just use drops of it. So I dropped all kinds of E oil all over...Ended up with another soapy bath, by now Bob is emailing members on TFO for help. My sis tells me to use a Q-tip and just lightly put in on the needed areas, and wipe off excess. So I'm going with the Vitamin E oil over the olive oil or the coconut oil. Used correctly, there's not a greasy mess all over and the Vet says it has better healing properties. When I went to give him another soapy bath he called 911, so I'm pretty sure he's done with this messing with his carapace.
Bob's carapace will always be wrecked, it will be a long time before there's any difference. But my goal is to fix the dryness, hence the oil; I run a vaporizer in his shed daily, and I have added a sprinkle of calcium to his food and I am going to buy a fresh UVB bulb for the winter...and it's raining like hell, so Oregon is helping with the moisture...
Poor Bob, between the two of us, we've had a pretty crappy time lately....
Without going into any details, I was very sick for months and had neighbors help care for my animals when I couldn't. None of the people who helped me know a darned thing about chelonia.
I have not mentioned this in a thread but...Nobody seemed to notice that Bob grew taller and his light had slipped a bit. He has a 160 watt MVB that was about 4 inches above his carapace when I was well enough to notice. His carapace is ruined. His new growth is burned black and I can flake off pieces of his carapace with my bad fingers. So that should be weathered enough for your discussion. An expert suggested I put extra virgin olive oil on it to moisturize it. When I went to the Vet to weigh him, (see a different thread), she said to use vitamin E oil. So I had already used the olive oil and when I first put it on, it soaked in like water in the Sahara. But I have a tendency to over do everything. If a little is good, a lot is better good...So I gave Bob warm oil massages nightly for about a week. He looked like a grease ball. Then dirt started sticking to him, and when the falling leaves stuck too I figured I might be using too much oil.
So the night I decided to give him a warm soapy bath to get rid of the oil, he decided he was done with me messing with him, and he no longer fell for the distract with Mazuri trick, so he went into his sleeping box, unreachable to me. But the next day I caught him outside and soaped him up. He did that stutter jump thing at me, so funny. He really got irritated so I guess I'm lucky he didn't ram me. Anyway...Vitamin E oil is thick as hell and you just use drops of it. So I dropped all kinds of E oil all over...Ended up with another soapy bath, by now Bob is emailing members on TFO for help. My sis tells me to use a Q-tip and just lightly put in on the needed areas, and wipe off excess. So I'm going with the Vitamin E oil over the olive oil or the coconut oil. Used correctly, there's not a greasy mess all over and the Vet says it has better healing properties. When I went to give him another soapy bath he called 911, so I'm pretty sure he's done with this messing with his carapace.
Bob's carapace will always be wrecked, it will be a long time before there's any difference. But my goal is to fix the dryness, hence the oil; I run a vaporizer in his shed daily, and I have added a sprinkle of calcium to his food and I am going to buy a fresh UVB bulb for the winter...and it's raining like hell, so Oregon is helping with the moisture...
Poor Bob, between the two of us, we've had a pretty crappy time lately....
Okay, I'm curious on this one. My RT was adopted from a pet store (he was unable to be sold), and I'm certain he is wild-caught. His shell is not horrible, but it's not in the greatest shape either. I'm gonna try to attach a picture so you can see. The picture was taken on the car ride home from the store. Is this something you all would recommend for him?
The grooves are deep
My finger is not pointing, it's IN a groove
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I only recommend it if you feel comfortable with it. I will not tell you to do anything unless you feel 100 percent about it. I feel strongly for extra virgin coconut oil and it's properties thus I encourage you to try it out and do some research as well. Apply a thin coat to the shell and rough patches on the skin 1x every 3-4 days for a weathered, damaged shell, either use a qtip or your finger if they allow it. My little guy loves massage time. After a couple applications I have noticed that it takes on average 2-4 days for that oil to soak completely in to the shell till I see no longer see the shine that was present at beginning of application . To me that is an impotent piece to the puzzle, it tells me that it takes time to soak in which any application in my opinoin other then the time frame I said probably would be pointless and a waste of oil. I only do this 1x a week for my little guy , his shell is in pretty good condition.
Okay, thank you. I worry about the condition of his shell. I don't know if it's okay or not. It doesn't look that bad to me, but the vet said he probably had some issues in the past.