Immersing turtles with shell fractures into water is not recommended ... hydrating and medicating much simpler and ultimately less invasive for the turtle. An alternative approach is to provide ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Ethnobiology Letters Vol. 8, No. 1, 2017 Identifying Turtle Shell Rattles in the ... Identifying ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Without a little turtle TLC, this condition can be fatal. Aquarium staff are giving these shell-shocked travelers a warm welcome and the care they need to come out of their shells before an ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...