Anyone know how to cleanout a turtle shell?
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I know I can search on google but I thought this would be an interesting topic.
I found this turtle shell by my lake. It's got a half rotten/decayed turtle in it. I'd like to clean it out and keep the shell. It's a pretty good sized shell and it looks cool.
Somehow I know hillbilly will know how to do this.
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My mom isn't too proud of my find, kind of like the proud cat that caught a rat, and its dead in its mouth while he brings it back home.
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Bleach, bleach and more bleach
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Eww. I wouldn't even touch it.
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Not sure but I would think you would boil it. Interested though!
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There are a few ways you can do it. It depends on how fast you want it cleaned out.
If you are in a hurry, put it in a large pot of water. Bring the water to a boil, then let it simmer for about six hours. Most of the flesh will simply fall away, scrap the big stuff. Repeat, the second time the shell should be clean.
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Anthill. Let them do the gross part for you.
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There's nothing a little spit and a rag can't do for you
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If you have more time, leave it somewhere dogs, raccoons, possums, ect., won't mess with it, and let time takes its course. If you leave it exposed flys and other insects will lay their eggs on it and the larva (maggots) will speed the defleshing process.
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There are kits you can buy to clean game skulls for European style mounts. They would help clean the flesh too, but may bleach the color out of it.
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zack posego wrote:
😂😭😂There's nothing a little spit and a rag can't do for you
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He wants to clean out La Tortuga?
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Just be careful you aren't caught with it. Varying laws can result in prosecution just for possession.
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Yep boiling will do the trick, great aunt used to make turtle soup back in the day
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Boiling might separate the scales from the bone. You could put it on an anthill but you have to protect it from other scavengers.
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Knife and fork. Sauce to taste. Stop when you get to the hard bit, you're done.
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Let it sit outside. Near garbage, preferably. The maggots and beetles will do the work. It's the same process used in taxidermy. The only difference is its slower and less controlled. Just check on it for bugs that go for the shell. Rarely happens where I'm at. But your location may have different insects.
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I've never done a turtle shell, but boiling always worked for deer skulls.
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If your separating the shell from the chest, sharp tin snips will get through the cartilage around the legs.
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It is cool as hell
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Maggots
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★MΛΥΗΞΜ★ wrote:
Yep, ever watch bones?!?Not sure but I would think you would boil it. Interested though!
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Not positive but the shell isn't bone it may be more of a fingernail type material. Boiling may cause peeling. Just a thought, no actual facts backing this statement.
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Dermestid beetles are recommended . You could probably find a local taxidermist to do it for a reasonable price, that kind of job is easy for them. Ps turtles can carry serious germs, handle with cleanliness. But other ways are bleach bathes and stuff but you could alter the color of the shell. Or easy way is dig a hole few feet deep and bury it. Dig it up next year
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But the comment about the composition the shell is interesting I don't know. If it's not bone could deteriorate if buried
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Zetta wrote:
The shell is already peeling.Not positive but the shell isn't bone it may be more of a fingernail type material. Boiling may cause peeling. Just a thought, no actual facts backing this statement.
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I think my best choice, considering the variables (including the fact that the turtle is mummified inside that shell is to boil it somehow)
I have family who hunts, and they said the same thing. -
The turtle is pretty much beef jerky right now, I don't see any flies, or ants that are interested in it.
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You brought it home in your mouth? 😝😝😝
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Boil it in water. 🐢
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How did the shell clean up? Curious.
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