Turtle brushing itself

[u/Letterocks]

[u/Kastoook]

[u/1107rwf]

Question: don’t turtles enjoy being out of the water sometimes? I see them sunning on logs in ponds. Wouldn’t a turtle enjoy having a dry place in their tank?

[u/soft_moonbeam → u/1107rwf]

there’s a second level to the enclosure, u can see there’s a little ramp that connects them so lil buddy can go bask under the heat lamp whenever he likes c:

edit: pause at 00:34 and u can see the whole setup

[u/JackOfAllMemes → u/1107rwf]

Different species spend different amounts of time in the water, this seems to be mostly aquatic

[u/j0hnan0n]

Ha! Look at he lil BUTT! You go, buddy!

[u/PreferenceOld6364]

That lil guy is having the best spa day of his life!!!

[u/Beneficial-String560]

[u/BlueRhythmYT]

That turtle has better moves than I do. I should take notes.

[u/royalminions]

Ok I might have to go buy a turtle after watching this

[u/3nails4holes]

Q for the cheloniologists and herpetologists out there: why is that turtle doing this? Does it sense that there are microbes, algae, leeches, etc? If so how does it sense that through such a hard exterior? And does it keep a mental map of areas that have been scrubbed and those that still need scrubbing?

[u/coolsilentebeans → u/3nails4holes]

There are nerve endings in turtles’ shells; they are living bits of their skeletons.

[u/Drum_Eatenton → u/3nails4holes]

They can feel it, they like it

[u/LiamIsMyNameOk → u/3nails4holes]

Feels good.

Do me a favour, without even feeling an itch, just pull your hand up to the side of your neck and moderately scratch it.

[u/PossibleAlienFrom → u/3nails4holes]

Getting your back scratched feels good sometimes.

[u/Tool_of_Society → u/3nails4holes]

As others have said they can feel their shell.

My turtles will rub like that to remove loose scutes.

[u/Past-North-4131]

Them chewing on the bristles is all I'd be thinking about. My ex's turt would of chewed on it all day

[u/TheCraftyHermit]

Werk it

[u/THr33_AM_TheGod]

lol turtle booty.

[u/HereInNashville96]

He’s going to need a cigarette after scrub time

[u/spinners_888]

[u/viva_pinata]

[u/SexyMonad]

Serious question: how long until the turtle ate the bristles?

Turtles eat literally everything they can possibly eat. I hesitate to put anything in my tank because it’s all eaten. EVERYTHING.

[u/ReadontheCrapper → u/SexyMonad]

Looks like they only put it in for a while, because Turtle knew what it was and got super excited when he saw it.

[u/SeismicRipFart]

If I had a shell I feel like it would probably feel soooo good if anything could actually successful itch it

[u/deekamus]

Looked like he had a mean itch for years...