Tort bath

[TaylorTortoise]

Tank does not like his baths ? but he is squeaky clean afterwards.

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

I think its time for a bigger “bath”

 

[TaylorTortoise]

I think its time for a bigger “bath”

He goes in the sink I use the bowl to wet his shell to get the debri off

 

[TeamZissou]

Looks like tortoise punch!

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

A white russian

 

[TaylorTortoise]

Looks like tortoise punch!

?? pretty much then he is like tazz when I let him free out of the bowl to bathe!

 

[Warren]

A white russian

Would that be on the rocks, shaken or stirred .

 

[Warren]

He goes in the sink I use the bowl to wet his shell to get the debri off

I'm going to need a bigger sink. Jan. 3 2019 ,and now Jan. 3 2021.

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

Would that be on the rocks, shaken or stirred .

Just dump the glass and start over lol

 

[TaylorTortoise]

I'm going to need a bigger sink. Jan. 3 2019 ,and now Jan. 3 2021.

Ahh, wow!!!! What a beaut

 

[Jan A]

I'm going to need a bigger sink. Jan. 3 2019 ,and now Jan. 3 2021.

WOW!! I call that a very good diet & owner!!

 

[Sue Ann]

I'm going to need a bigger sink. Jan. 3 2019 ,and now Jan. 3 2021.

2 years old,how much does he weigh?
Looks great ?

 

[Warren]

2 years old,how much does he weigh?
Looks great ?

My Sammy turned 3 on Dec. 21, 2020, on Feb. 1, 2021 he weighed 28 lb. 2 ozs. At 1 yr. old he weighed 2 lbs. At 2 he weighed 9 lbs. At 3 he weighed 24 lbs. 6 ozs. When I got him on March 13, 2018 he weighed 46 grams. at 4 month's old.

 

[Maggie3fan]

Tank does not like his baths ? but he is squeaky clean afterwards.

Why is Tank so dirty he needs baths?

 

[Maggie3fan]

My Sammy turned 3 on Dec. 21, 2020, on Feb. 1, 2021 he weighed 28 lb. 2 ozs. At 1 yr. old he weighed 2 lbs. At 2 he weighed 9 lbs. At 3 he weighed 24 lbs. 6 ozs. When I got him on March 13, 2018 he weighed 46 grams. at 4 month's old.View attachment 317666View attachment 317667

Oh jeez he's pretty!!!

 

[Maggie3fan]

This is how Mary Knobbins gets a drink. Evidently she had some sort of trauma as she is petrified of water in a container. But Spring and Summer this is how she drinks. She is badly pyramided and small for her approximate age. I put her between 5 and 8 years and she's 20 lbs, and has not gained any weight recently. She eats really good tho

 

[Warren]

Oh jeez he's pretty!!!

Thank you, he's my baby!

 

[Maggie3fan]

Thank you, he's my baby!

Good job! My Sulcata have all been rescues in one way or another, so I have never had a good looking Sulcata. I love them and would have more if I could.
This picture is from 4 or 5 years ago...I was really happy about tortoises then.

 

[TaylorTortoise]

Why is Tank so dirty he needs baths?

I bathe him to make sure he is hydrated and to get the dirt off his plastron from when he poops in case any gets under there and on the tail. It’s good to bathe them

 

[Maggie3fan]

I bathe him to make sure he is hydrated and to get the dirt off his plastron from when he poops in case any gets under there and on the tail. It’s good to bathe them

I'm sorry...I was kinda being sarcastic...I have had tortoises for about 20 years now, I do not bathe them. My tortoises live outside mostly and dirt is part of living. Nobody gives them "baths" and I soak them for hydration, and everybody except for those living in the UK, soak not bathe. Baths and soaking are not the same thing, and nobody is there in the Savannah to bathe them if they get dirty. I just think that new keepers obsess over nothing making things harder. Some day all tortoise keepers will S-O-A-K their tortoises, not B-A-T-H-E
You would be surprised to know that many new keepers ask why they need to "bathe", as in wash, their tortoise.