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How to Care for Turtles : Identifying a Healthy Turtle


Learn how to identify the signs of a healthy turtle when purchasing or adopting a pet turtle in this free animal care video clip. Expert: Sarah Tingle Contact: www.extracareanimalhospital.net Bio: Sarah Tingle is a resident exotic animal health technician specializing in dog health care. Filmmaker: Hiu Yau

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LP2Videos says:

my turtle, a russian tortise has a couple lumps ( not sure if they are lumps that you are talking about or just lumps) on the back of his body ebtween his tail and back legs. they aren’t very round-ish. please tell me if this is normal; he has nothing on his face. also, is it ok if i bathe him every now and then? his shell gets sometimes dusty (from the bedding in his terarium) so i like to make him clean. plus i sometimes get some water on his face and he uses his arms to wipe his eyes. thanks!

xxRyuxx123 says:

my turtle, a young Australian murry short neck, Emydura macquarii, is begining to have the rim of his shell pale, is this a sign of him getting a skin infection, or is he just growing (and i’m just not noticing this)?

ossmbc says:

my turtle can’t use his right back leg
I think its broken ! should I take it to vet ?

SourPatchKid515 says:

Ummmmm…..why does she keep sayin umm….ummmm?

tikflam says:

@DarthBaneLovesTurtle is ok, you seem like a good individual so just use the best in you, is easier to let out the worst but it makes you feel good doing and saying good things.

DarthBaneLovesTurtle says:

@tikflam your right im sorry

tikflam says:

@DarthBaneLovesTurtle she is on about the turtle and not about herself, so why are you on about her beauty? Plus, every individual is different and what might not be beautiful to you might be to others but yet, you are quite judgemental and you might have some issues yourself… I am sure not everyone find you beautiful either so why are you picking on others? I get people calling me ugly and making me feel like crap but every time I look in the mirror, I know I am not ugly. Live and let be.

DarthBaneLovesTurtle says:

she is ulgy as hell

elijah514514 says:

skip to 0:40 for the turtle

TheTurtlelover09 says:

@XIomaraLovesJustin it means thin pieces of the scales are coming off. Like us with dry skin. But what she said is incorrect too, a few of my turtles shells shed every once in a while! its natural! How else will there shell grow!

TheTurtlelover09 says:

@thedarkrider321 I agree,
just adopt it and make it feel better! Also 0:53 is totally incorrect. Some of my turtles are not shy at all and when i pick them up they dont get scared they just keep scratching me trying to get out! And those are my healthies ones!

thedarkrider321 says:

you guys are sad….. WAT IF U WERE A TURTLE THATS UNHEALTHY. WOULDNT U WANT SOMEONE TO STILL ADOPT U?????????????

TSMOOTHY134 says:

@XIomaraLovesJustin he said if it peels thtats normal

XIomaraLovesJustin says:

wat does it mean for a turtles shell 2 be peeling?

scorpionudo says:

it’s hard to be a tortle….lol

kameronbc21 says:

i rescued a turtle froma chineese fish market… but there ARE a few problems…can some one contact me?

mifigig says:

@Stealthtail101 it means its healthy andit will grow soon (its sunburn from basking)

MarQu3 says:

omg usless

koolkandii says:

very sad 1980 a girl was killed by a homeless man she was raped n got her throat slit comment this on 5 differnt vids or she will appear in ur room n slit ur throat THIS IS NOT FAKE im so Srry

1dreamer97 says:

so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so good

Polska675 says:

it means its shedding

chengaun says:

I totally agree.
Expert Village my ass.
More like Amateur Village.

tanhsienzhong says:

shes just a retard

“Expert” Village my arse

Stealthtail101 says:

my turtle shell is peeling. what does this mean???

darkwolvesmusic says:

@rocktool69 its fine!!

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