Help! How to get Vaseline off my tortoise's shell

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nancydrew88

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Ok before you all kick me I already kicked myself. I put a little bit of vaseline on my russian's shell this morning after reading a book that said it was good for her shell once a month. Then I came on here and saw that someone asked about that in the desert tortoise section and it is bad for their shell. Is there a way to safely get the vaseline off of her shell?

Don't worry I already threw away the book.

Randee
 

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not meaning any offense but how about some water and a paper towel?
 

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Don't be so hard on yourself Randee because I didn't know that would be bad for their shell either. Why is it bad for their shell anyway and are we positive about that or is it just an opinion? :rolleyes: Anyway I should think that the paper towel would be fine. :)
 

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It's fine for the shell :) The scute material is like our fingernails and some people cover their nails all the time. The scute material is just a covering for the boney shell, it is alive but doesn't need to "breathe".
So no need to go crazy trying to get it off. :D

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I think the biggest problem is that it attracts dirt, and can also cause the tortoise to overheat.
 

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hanks for all your replies.... Ok I won't worry so much. She has hides to hide under so I am sure she isn't overheating. She actually still stayed under the lamp basking today and seemed ok.

Randee :eek:)
 
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