#but sliders??? it keeps happening. just not as often bc. growth slows down | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

dudefromtheooze · 2 years ago

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in thinking abt how it’s mostly aquatic turtles that shed scutes as they grow… raph and leo were the only ones that it happened to. and so the first time they actually noticed it happening, raph full on sobbed abt it

#mans thought he was dying or Something #and leo thought it was the coolest thing ever #<- he thought he was going to turn into something else after the sheds fell off for some reason #despite what donnie told him #but nah. just normal turtle things #but box turtles don’t shed scutes.. and donnie’s shell doesn’t work the same (obviously lol)#so they just had no idea what was happening #until someone Finally looked it up LMAO #and technically bc reptiles have indeterminate growth it will happen forever. just not as much as when a turtle is young #bc they grow very Slowly after they reach maturity. and snapping turtles usually stop shedding after a few yrs #but sliders??? it keeps happening. just not as often bc. growth slows down #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #leo #raph #rottmnt leonardo #rottmnt raphael #🐀#turtle facts with talon

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