I wanted to ask whether the content in olive oil to moisten the tortoise carapace? as a substitute vitashell maybe?? because if applied in humans in olive oil to moisturize your skin
DesertGrandma said:I plan to try mineral oil on my leopard as she grows. In our heat everything becomes too dry if not kept moisturized. I don't believe that mineral oil would hurt if it is thoroughly absorbed into the shell, with an excess wiped off like Yvonne said. I could see where olive oil might draw ants though since it is a food product.
DesertGrandma said:I plan to try mineral oil on my leopard as she grows. In our heat everything becomes too dry if not kept moisturized. I don't believe that mineral oil would hurt if it is thoroughly absorbed into the shell, with an excess wiped off like Yvonne said. I could see where olive oil might draw ants though since it is a food product.
OllieInAZ said:Personally, I don't know why it's a problem if dirt sticks to the shell. This happens all the time in nature - perhaps there are good reasons that tortoises should have dirty shells.