PharSytid
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Seasons Greetings e1-
Looking for suggestions on how I can safely spruce up my special Sulcata Vex; he's my little hatchling that has some issues with abnormal shell shape and a rounded belly. Well, ol' Vex's undercarriage is quite dirty and his normal soakings do not loosen up the gredue plastered on his tum tum. Normally, we're not too persnickety over every tiny crack and crevice; however, Vex needs to look his best on Christmas Day because he will be meeting a lot of very important people that day- the men and women at our Veterans facility here in Phoenix, the heroes who ensured my freedom to take my beloved pets with me and make miniature Santa hats for my tortoise to wear. As you can see, it is very important for Vex to look his best to meet our Veterans just as they gave their best to all of us serving our country.
I thought maybe a soft infant toothbrush and a mild mix of either DAWN or baby shampoo but I am not 100% sure if it is 150%safe to use on him. So, here we are asking our friends here for ideas and suggestions.
For those not familiar with Vex, I've included pics with this post. Yes, Vex will be in full dress Santa hat when we go to the VA!
Thank you in advance for your replies.
Human(F) & Vex
PS- if there are others like me who are estranged from their adult children and therefore will not be able to see their grandchildren during the holidays nor have any presents to unwrap and if anyone is going through similar situations like this, then you probably aren't looking forward to this time of year- I wasn't either until I realized that without a doubt, there are Veterans in my city who will not be with 'family ' and no gifts to open and instead of reclusive loneliness on Christmas, Vex and I are going to take the 150 candy canes that we tied yellow ribbons to and spend the day with some very special people to let them know they will NEVER be forgotten and hopefully Vex wearing his Santa hat will make them smile! I resented the holidays up until two days ago when I figured out how to embrace them!
Looking for suggestions on how I can safely spruce up my special Sulcata Vex; he's my little hatchling that has some issues with abnormal shell shape and a rounded belly. Well, ol' Vex's undercarriage is quite dirty and his normal soakings do not loosen up the gredue plastered on his tum tum. Normally, we're not too persnickety over every tiny crack and crevice; however, Vex needs to look his best on Christmas Day because he will be meeting a lot of very important people that day- the men and women at our Veterans facility here in Phoenix, the heroes who ensured my freedom to take my beloved pets with me and make miniature Santa hats for my tortoise to wear. As you can see, it is very important for Vex to look his best to meet our Veterans just as they gave their best to all of us serving our country.
I thought maybe a soft infant toothbrush and a mild mix of either DAWN or baby shampoo but I am not 100% sure if it is 150%safe to use on him. So, here we are asking our friends here for ideas and suggestions.
For those not familiar with Vex, I've included pics with this post. Yes, Vex will be in full dress Santa hat when we go to the VA!
Thank you in advance for your replies.
Human(F) & Vex
PS- if there are others like me who are estranged from their adult children and therefore will not be able to see their grandchildren during the holidays nor have any presents to unwrap and if anyone is going through similar situations like this, then you probably aren't looking forward to this time of year- I wasn't either until I realized that without a doubt, there are Veterans in my city who will not be with 'family ' and no gifts to open and instead of reclusive loneliness on Christmas, Vex and I are going to take the 150 candy canes that we tied yellow ribbons to and spend the day with some very special people to let them know they will NEVER be forgotten and hopefully Vex wearing his Santa hat will make them smile! I resented the holidays up until two days ago when I figured out how to embrace them!