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Do turtles change their shells

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Anonymous

∙ 17y ago
Updated: 12/24/2022

No,

With turtles the shell is part of the animal's bone structure and is alive. The platelets making up the shell grow with the animal and you can age the turtle by counting the rings making up the platelets.
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