http://blog.martinsworldexotics.com Turtle and tortoise information from Martins World Exotics Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:33:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.martinsworldexotics.com/q-a/why-is-my-turtlestortoises-shell-peeling.html http://blog.martinsworldexotics.com/q-a/why-is-my-turtlestortoises-shell-peeling.html#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:03:33 +0000 admin http://blog.martinsworldexotics.com/?p=124 Turtles and tortoises shed their scutes as they grow. As long as what you are seeing underneath the shed is not discolored, this is perfectly normal. When the scutes are shedding, you should not peel the scute but rather let it fall off on its own as you could cause permanent damage to the shell.

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