marking with nail polish?

[smileycelerystick]

is it safe to mark your tortoise with a small amount of nail polish to make telling them apart easier and more accurate for weighing ect.

 

[Yvonne G]

It is an acceptable way of marking your babies. Just make sure to NOT allow the polish to touch the growth spaces between the scutes.

 

[PeanutbuttER]

It is an acceptable way of marking your babies. Just make sure to NOT allow the polish to touch the growth spaces between the scutes.

Once you put the polish on is there a way to take it off? Is nail polish remover safe or do you just wait for it to wear off.

 

[Candy]

NO don't use nail polish remover, it will eventually wear off. Elegans marked Eddie (my little Cherryhead) and it is just now wearing off.

 

[smileycelerystick]

ok, thank you. will only do a small mark anyway on one.

 

[Madkins007]

A dab of latex or acrylic paint is even safer, although more temporary.