Do turtles shed their shell?
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:13 pmTake a look at this, what's going on with Nelly?
Compared to Sam's:
Compared to Sam's:
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:13 pmPosted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:23 pmTurtles shed the individual sections of their shell (called scutes) as they grow. I'm not sure if that's what is going on with your or not. Do the scutes lift a little at the corners?
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:25 pmNo they're just grey and look like skin.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:26 pmIt looks to me like the scutes are just lifting. Air gets beneath the scutes and can give a greyish appearance. The scutes will eventualyl come off.
Please, please, please read through all the care articles on this site.
Please, please, please read through all the care articles on this site.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:27 pm
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:28 pmOkay, thanks.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:09 amMy smallest turtle was like that forever. Probably since we got it, almost a year ago, and it's just now starting to shed it's scutes. So your's may be like that for a while.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:23 amOkay, as long as it doesn't look like fungus.