GingerRaph
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Before anyone asks, yes I have contacted a reptile specific vet but the soonest they can see us is early August.
Question: Is there a "safe" way to remove gorilla glue from the bottom of a tortoise shell? I don't know enough about the makeup of their shell to know what might or might not work. I don't want to just force peel it off. I don't even know if that would work. I also don't know if it's a sensitive area that seems strong, but is really sensitive? What about rubbing alcohol? Acetone?
We recently took in an 8yo cherry head named Raph that was, from what we can tell, well taken care of for the first 7 years or so. We know the prior owner and while I am sure not everything was done "by the book" she definitely loved this tortoise. Raph's rear legs don't work right, not sure why, and the prior owner had used hot glue (cooled down a bit) to attach a little wheeled platform so Raph can still move around. The issue is that she left Raph with someone else for some months and the super glue wheel fell off. The "caretaker" decided to gorilla glue the wheel to the bottom of the shell which I imagine is a really bad idea! I am going to 3D print a wheeled platform that I can strap over his shell with rubber bands so it can grow with him but I need to get this glue off him first.
Really looking forward to learning what I can on this forum and hopefully we can give Raph a good home. We have the space for him to have an outside and inside area so really looking forward to helping this little guy.
Question: Is there a "safe" way to remove gorilla glue from the bottom of a tortoise shell? I don't know enough about the makeup of their shell to know what might or might not work. I don't want to just force peel it off. I don't even know if that would work. I also don't know if it's a sensitive area that seems strong, but is really sensitive? What about rubbing alcohol? Acetone?
We recently took in an 8yo cherry head named Raph that was, from what we can tell, well taken care of for the first 7 years or so. We know the prior owner and while I am sure not everything was done "by the book" she definitely loved this tortoise. Raph's rear legs don't work right, not sure why, and the prior owner had used hot glue (cooled down a bit) to attach a little wheeled platform so Raph can still move around. The issue is that she left Raph with someone else for some months and the super glue wheel fell off. The "caretaker" decided to gorilla glue the wheel to the bottom of the shell which I imagine is a really bad idea! I am going to 3D print a wheeled platform that I can strap over his shell with rubber bands so it can grow with him but I need to get this glue off him first.
Really looking forward to learning what I can on this forum and hopefully we can give Raph a good home. We have the space for him to have an outside and inside area so really looking forward to helping this little guy.