My sulcatas shell looks to be a bit dry, and I think he is also growing since there's a bit of white flakeyness on his shell. I'm wondering about vitashell and whether or not it would be a good idea since I've seen a lot of mixed reviews.
Vitashell advice
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I use it once a week with no problems on my sulcata
mainey34 said:
Would you say it works good??
My opinion, it seems to be doing the job. My sulcata is outdoors all the time. I use it once a week. Her shell looks good. Lots better then it did. I'm surprised no one else has replied
I like the vitashell for my tort, the way i do it is give tort and nice warm soak to hydrate things up, then pat tort dry, take a soft tooth brush and polish the vita shell it no the torts shell, this will allow it to go on thin and in all the growth rings. then take a paper towl and polish the excess off. now you have nice shiney tort. haha since doing this routine about once a month i never see the white flakey stuff on my torts shell.
I just used it for the first time last week. I like it!
I didn't find any real benefit to it, but it does make the shell look nice.
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Use aloe vera 
it really helps with the dry shell.
it really helps with the dry shell.
cristal redfoot said:Use aloe vera
I've never thought of using that! Does it help with the flakiness?
Never thought of aloe either. I may try it also. Lot cheaper..lol
Be careful with aloe and keeping him outside, It will attract ants and other insects.
SulcataSquirt said:
If I did put it on him I could do it before bed when he'll be in for the night
Tom said:
Yes, I like it cause it makes them look nice!
Tom said:
We use just water, never used it!
I use it it looks like it works
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I dont keep him outside so the aloevera is fine.
I really think that all these similar products don't offer real benefit when I google them. They do make the shell looks shiny, because they contain oil..
I try vitamin E oil once, the one derived from wheat germ, and it also makes my tort shell shiny and nice looking. But does it offer real benefit? When the oil is gone, the shell looks just like before. Do I keep using it? Yes, sometimes on rare condition just for my selfish pleasure. But I feel that they better go with plain water. I think spraying their shells with water as many times as you can, as long your tort not getting sick, is more natural way
Try everything you want though, whether it is aloe vera, vita shell, olive oil, wheat oil, as long as you feel confident they do no harm to your torts
I try vitamin E oil once, the one derived from wheat germ, and it also makes my tort shell shiny and nice looking. But does it offer real benefit? When the oil is gone, the shell looks just like before. Do I keep using it? Yes, sometimes on rare condition just for my selfish pleasure. But I feel that they better go with plain water. I think spraying their shells with water as many times as you can, as long your tort not getting sick, is more natural way
Try everything you want though, whether it is aloe vera, vita shell, olive oil, wheat oil, as long as you feel confident they do no harm to your torts
Yellow Turtle said:I really think that all these similar products don't offer real benefit when I google them. They do make the shell looks shiny, because they contain oil..
I try vitamin E oil once, the one derived from wheat germ, and it also makes my tort shell shiny and nice looking. But does it offer real benefit? When the oil is gone, the shell looks just like before. Do I keep using it? Yes, sometimes on rare condition just for my selfish pleasure. But I feel that they better go with plain water. I think spraying their shells with water as many times as you can, as long your tort not getting sick, is more natural way
Try everything you want though, whether it is aloe vera, vita shell, olive oil, wheat oil, as long as you feel confident they do no harm to your torts
I'm not really worried about his looks, like if he looks dry it's not a big deal. I just want to make sure his shell isn't uncomfortable for him.
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