General Care Discussion :: Shell cleaning ok?

[easy2putt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8FdW55gQ2I

Does anyone clean their RES in a similar way? What do you use..sponge?

[Diamondbacks4Life]

I use a tooth brush. A brand new one so the bristles are nice and soft. I just use it when algae starts to grow on there shells.

[Rosepruner]

the sponge he used was one of those "mr. Clean" pads that are excellent for removing all sorts of dirt, however, they only remove surface dirt. For RES it's better to get a baby tooth brush and scrub your turtle weekly, that way if anything is under thier scutes you can somewhat clean it. No, they don't really like being scrubbed, but it is good to do once in a while.

[easy2putt]

ok, looks like I got something to do this weekend..hehe

[steve]

Not sure what chemicals are in those cleaning pads. Get a clean toothbrush and just use water or some diluted hibiclense.

[rangergirl56m]

I use a clean toothbrush...but just be careful as to where the heads are while cleaning!!! I got a nasty bite from Tarragon because I wasn't pay attention to her head because I was too busy watching the shell lol