Colorado Tortie Mom
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- Sep 17, 2014
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Hello everyone;
I'm wondering if the topic of odor has come up with Russian Tortoises. I got my RT a few days ago and was soon after pooped on by him. I was surprised by the smell. Since they eat mainly veg of some sort I was expecting more of a hay or earthy type of smell. It was more similar to snake feces in odor IMO. At the time I thought it was interesting but no big deal. Within a few minutes I felt sick to my stomach. It lasted for hours.
Now I get sick to my stomach when ever I'm near his enclosure. There is nothing to pick up or clean but I'm so sensitive to the smell that I can only be close to him for maybe a minute at the most.
It isn't normal for me to be sensitive to odors so I'm puzzled by it. Now, I'm wondering if some people just can't keep tortoises as pets. Is that a "thing" or am I alone is this?
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I'm wondering if the topic of odor has come up with Russian Tortoises. I got my RT a few days ago and was soon after pooped on by him. I was surprised by the smell. Since they eat mainly veg of some sort I was expecting more of a hay or earthy type of smell. It was more similar to snake feces in odor IMO. At the time I thought it was interesting but no big deal. Within a few minutes I felt sick to my stomach. It lasted for hours.
Now I get sick to my stomach when ever I'm near his enclosure. There is nothing to pick up or clean but I'm so sensitive to the smell that I can only be close to him for maybe a minute at the most.
It isn't normal for me to be sensitive to odors so I'm puzzled by it. Now, I'm wondering if some people just can't keep tortoises as pets. Is that a "thing" or am I alone is this?
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