Anastasia 22
Active Member
Hello!
I read all the posts about tortoise soaking and I didn't see anything that said that soaking makes a Russian tortoise all stressed out. My boy hates water by all means. Soaking is a real problem for us. He can handle about 30sec and then he starts to panic. Actually, he is at about to pass out. I fill the tub with a warm water and it barely touches his chin.
When I saw him in a pet store he was really dirty and a sale person took him to the bathroom for cleaning up. I am not sure but probably my boy got some kind of psychological trauma connected to the bathing. And I don't know how to deal with it now. I just need an advice how to correct it. Thank you so much!
I read all the posts about tortoise soaking and I didn't see anything that said that soaking makes a Russian tortoise all stressed out. My boy hates water by all means. Soaking is a real problem for us. He can handle about 30sec and then he starts to panic. Actually, he is at about to pass out. I fill the tub with a warm water and it barely touches his chin.
When I saw him in a pet store he was really dirty and a sale person took him to the bathroom for cleaning up. I am not sure but probably my boy got some kind of psychological trauma connected to the bathing. And I don't know how to deal with it now. I just need an advice how to correct it. Thank you so much!