@buttplugio this whole thread is one giant attractor for the best kitchen table scientist stories

@buttplugio Yeah, no. If there is a published paper (even just a lowly case study) on how to treat GI impaction in tortoises using a vibrator, the first step is clearly to contact the corresponding author of that paper wrt to technical specifications of the vibrator (and the tortoise, I guess).

Only if that fails, you should take to r/sextoys for advice. Sheesh.

@buttplugio There is a technique called "manual disimpaction,” although I wouldn't be surprised if it has never been applied to a turtle.