Healthy shell

[kezilulu]

Hi everyone!
I just wondered if there's any cream/oil etc that you use on your tortoises shell to help keep them strong, healthy and shiny?
xXx

 

[Laura Currado]

I'm just thinking that as the shell is bone, the best thing to keep it healthy is good diet and good housing/environment. Like your fingernails or hair, external applications can't touch what internal applications can do. However, I have noticed tortoises at the reptile shows are much shinier than my own.... The sellers are definitely adding a wax or shine for visual-appeal, like polish on a horse's hoofs. It's more for the owner/onlookers than the tortoise's/horse's benefit.

 

[Maverick]

Re: RE: Healthy shell

Hi everyone!
I just wondered if there's any cream/oil etc that you use on your tortoises shell to help keep them strong, healthy and shiny?
xXx

There is a product called Vitashell, that you will get mixed opinions on. Most say it's not bad when used in moderation.