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its shell comes off and it grows a new one
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Does a turtle bleed while shedding?
Turtles only shed skin not shell if u were wondering and no they do not bleed while shedding
Do turtles molt?
Aquatic turtles molt. They do this by shedding scutes or layers of shell as the body of the turtle grows.
A reptile that lives in a shell that starts with tur?
That would be a turtle !
How can you tell if a turtle has salmonella?
If it's shell starts to go slight blue
If a turtle has no shell is it homeless or naked?
If a turtle loses its shell it is naked, homeless and dead because the turtle's spine is in its shell.
What happens when your turtle swells up?
When a turtle starts to swell up, there could be many issues that need to be attended to. For example, the turtle could have an abscess. It could have shell rot or internal parasites.
Can a predator eat a turtle when its in the shell?
An alligator could eat a turtle in its shell, and a shark could eat a sea turtle in its shell.
What is the hard shell of hawksbill turtle called?
As with any turtle the turtle shell is called CARAPACES.
Is a sea turtle have a interior shell?
A sea turtle has an external shell.
If a turtle does not have a shell is it naked or homeless?
If a turtle does not have a shell, it can be both naked and homeless.
Do turtle shell grow with the turtle?
i think it would grow with the turtle and then when it is an adult the shell would be fully grown
How does a turtle get its shell?
They make them when inside the egg so they have them at birth. A turtle's shell is really a hard covering over their ribs. It's a myth that turtles can come out of their shells or that turtles shed their shells when they get bigger and then find new ones. A turtles shell grows along with the turtle.
