Oil on turtle shell?

Question

I found a turtle with oil all over the shell and i can't get it off (its a painted turtle) how do i remove the oil without harming it?

i tried dawn( scrubbing with a toothbrush) and palmolive and they dont work so great.

also for people who have reptiles for pets, a vet told me that smoking can give your reptile cancer! she worked with a boa that got cancer through second hand smoke because they absorb the smoke!

Answer 1

Dawn. it even says so on the bottle, that's what they use to clean animals in oil spills. I I know it can irritate animal skin, atleast dogs, but a turtle shell should be fine and you should be sure to rinse it. It's better than the alternative: the oil.

Answer 2

Dawn or another good 'oil-cutting' dish soap is fine. A mild detergent like that will not hurt turtles- unless they are living in the stuff!

If it does not work, it really is not a big deal- turtles do not breathe through their shells and the oil will rub off or get shed off after a while if the habitat is clean.

The biggest thing here is to get the turtle back home ASAP to minimize stress.

Answer 3

Oo! I'm so Oringinal No ones said Dawn Yet =]

But yeah Dawn =]

Answer 4

you don't know what soap can do, i have a painted turtle, and i was told that soap can actually harm the turtle.what i did was i filled my bath tub with water and change it every few hours. eventually it will come off

Answer 5

dawn dish soap just make sure to rinse it well

Answer 6

Try using handcleaner.

Answer 7

try putting hot water on a toothbrush then get the toothbrush and scrub the turtles shell
my turtle gets this slimy stuff on it and thats wat i do

Answer 8

soap, or call animal control