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Do turtles lose their shells?
Tortoises do not shed their shells because the shell is part of their body. With proper UVB lighting the shell will grow normally and adjust to the tortoises size.
Do a tortoises shell cover its body?
Yes, tortoises can withdraw their head and legs so they are entirely inside their shell.
Where are a tortoise's bones?
A tortoises bones are throughout their body, including making up the shell.
What hold a turtles body in its shell?
Its skin is attached to the inside of the shell.
Snails and tortoises carry what with them?
A shell.
Do tortoises shells grow?
Yes, tortoises' shells do grow. They don't go looking for an abandoned larger shell as they grow, like some sea creatures do. Their shells are attached to their spines.
Do tortoises change shell color when they get older?
yes. as wild desert tortoises get older the color of its shell gets lighter color if dark when young.
Is Ivy poisonous to tortoises?
it can but it has to be hitting his skin not the shell
Is a tortoises shell it's skeleton?
No the shell is not the skeleton, but it cannot be extracted from it without it breaking.
Where do tortoises stores their water?
They put it in the refrigerator they store in their shell.
Why are tortoises endangered?
tortoises are not endangered yet. they are watched very carefully though. because they do not reproduce often there is not many wild tortoises in the desert. ravens also have a huge impact on the disappearance of the tortoises. a raven will peck through the shell of the tortoise and eat what is inside the shell.
Example of animals with shell?
Turtles and tortoises are both animals that have a shell. Other animals that have a shell include mollusks and sea urchins.
