olive oil....

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

I still say extra virgin organic cold pressed coconut oil. The ingredients above, bleh. Petrolatum is from petroleum . Pine tar? Fail. Turpentine? Oh help me geezus! The EOV-CP coconut oil is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral to boot. What's not to love? And you, my fellow tortoise peeps, can also use it, internally (in smoothies, in your coffee, whipped, yum) or externally (skin and hair) for your good health and pretty. Why make two expenses when you can make just one fine one for tortoise and keeper?

Oh, Barielle, for nails and horse hooves. Remember that one? Super inexpensive at the feed store. Then they repackaged it in smaller quantities and sold it at Nordstrom for a whole lot more. Pretty brown package with a ribbon bow, jacked up price. Gotta love marketing. : 0

 

[Saleama]

im not aware of them getting their shells oiled in the wild.. Its not necessary. Its for looks..for us... not the animal.. My opinion..

I'm not aware of my Tortoises living in the wild, whatever that is. Mine are living in the living room, they would be dead in the wilds of Dallas. To say they don't get it in the wild in answer to if something is good for them or not is NOT an answer. Olive oil and Coconut oil are in fact beneficial to the animal, not just for looks. Dogs in the wild do not get shampooed, wormed or fed balanced meals like they can get in captivity so we hve to provide for the lack of their natural or, in the wild, methods. There is also some speculation about wild tortoises being so smooth from errosion, rubbing up against and under things, smoothness from when they burrow etc.., Things they may or may not get in captivity. Why then, would we seek to deprive them of what they get in the wild without replacing it with a captive alternative? It just doesn't make sense NOT to try and find out what things are good for your tortoises.

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Agree. I do believe that captive should always strive to be much better than wild in exchange for the honor of being able to host the animal.
We all know that in the wild conditions have to be most optimum and most fortunate and most isolated really for an animal to even survive it.

 

[Sherman and Howister]

is it ok to give them leftover salad with olive oil in it????

 

[Reptilony]

is it ok to give them leftover salad with olive oil in it????

no, I wouldn't feed olive oil

 

[Sherman and Howister]

Ok thanks