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Ben02

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hi

I had to remove a hair from one of my Greek babies cloaca.:D I soaked her and then gently pulled it out, Is this common or should I rethink the hygiene of the enclosure, I always make sure it is clean as they are precious to me.

Thanks

Ben
 

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Don't pull next time because you never know what that hair is attached too. Simply cut the hair short so it can't wrap around a leg and they'll poop it out. I have long hair myself and apparently shed a lot so Skurt has eaten my hair by accident twice....this is how I know, lol
 

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Ok thank you for letting me know, I was worried about that but she was fine and ate a big breakfast. Thanks a lot
 

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Especially since our young box turtle's indoor enclosure is in our master bathroom, I make a special effort to brush my hair away from her enclosure, and directed away from her enclosure. So when it falls, my hair is less likely to fall into her enclosure. Little things like that do add up and make a difference. It takes a bit of practice to get better at noticing those types of opportunities, and still more practice (and awareness) to implement changes, but it's definitely worth it.

That being said, I think it's easier to keep the turtles from ingesting things they aren't supposed to, than it is for the cats... :rolleyes:
 
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