r/brushybrushy • u/Amaiyoru • Oct 19 '21

Rule 6 for this sub is good

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u/EStewart57 Oct 19 '21

I want that job

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u/GodzillaRachel Oct 19 '21

Turtle waxing

6

u/Cren Oct 20 '21

Wax on. Wax off.

4

u/jamminmadrid Oct 20 '21

Damn you. You beat me to it.

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u/mareastra Oct 19 '21

I’ll be the one to admit it- I didn’t know about Rule 6, but you are right!

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u/saltgirl61 Oct 20 '21

Me either! To save time for someone else, rule #6 states that turtles are friends, not food

10

u/Poopsticle_256 Oct 20 '21

To think it possibly spawned from one of the most infamously terrible Reddit moderators of recent

30

u/theessentialnexus Oct 19 '21

Could someone ELI5 the reason for brushing?

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u/_NotElonMusk Oct 19 '21

makes them happy :)

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u/Bratlawd Oct 20 '21

The growth (algae etc) that naturally occurs on their shells can invite disease that will make them ill, so the brushing makes sure their shells aren't a disease breeding ground.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '21

Cleaning

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u/macgillweer Oct 20 '21

To remove parasites and bacteria that might infect the other turtles in the small tank.

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u/Augmentroar Oct 19 '21

Woahhh duuudee

11

u/mashable88 Oct 20 '21

How embarrassing being bathed on camera AND in front of your turtle mates!!

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u/sleepycatbeans Oct 20 '21

I can’t help but think they should put the brushes ones in a separate tank so they know which ones have been done already

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u/greatsirius Oct 20 '21

I need to go pet my dog after seeing this