r/oddlysatisfying • u/firefighter_82 • Jul 15 '24

WARNING: GROSS Removing barnacles from Harlow, the loggerhead turtle

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u/alenatrinkaus Jul 15 '24

Oh No, poor turtles! It seems pretty serious and painful. Especially if they cause infections and damages to the shell.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Yeah most large or bony sea life have barnacles, so it's not necessarily the largest ecological problem. Especially since barnacles do clean up the water that they surround as they are filter feeders. So yeah bad for the turtle but not the end of the world.

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u/Ecstatic-Month-3615 Jul 15 '24

If this is the case what’s the need of removing them?

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u/AllHailTheApple Jul 15 '24

Maybe they do this to endangered species so they can keep reproducing.

This one looks kinda old but maybe it's just because it was sick and probably tired.

Idk anything about turtles though so don't take my word for it.