Do you moisturise your tort's shell?

[aztortoisegal]

That's my next project, a walk in pond.

 

[smarch]

whew! I was worried I was oversoaking willow when she was a hatchling becuz I was soaking her every other day and keeping her enclosure quite moist at 80%. She is a yr old now but I do soak her at least twice a week, as well as have a basin of fresh water for her at all times in her enclosure. She still LOVES the warm water soaks though. I did use Vita shell a couple times but it really is a waste and messy. it's like rubbing wax on their shell becuz it just don't absorb and makes everything stick to them. Soaking is much better and natural.

I never had that problem with vita shell... but I also only used a tiny bit on small spots that specifically had a dry problem... I think while its unnatural it is helpful in the extreme situations, but not as a regular thing where water certainly is the best