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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3306 Location: 802
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 11:16 am Post subject: Turtle shell repair |
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The wife brought home an injured snapping turtle
Cracked shell
What can we do to help this poor fellow out?
How can you not see a foot long turtle and run it over? _________________ "Albatross"! |
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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googling brings up several results
Link
neat and simple bodge using bra clasps
Link
info here too
http://www.anapsid.org/shellrepair.html#:~:text=A%...carefully. _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect... |
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OB Bus Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2003 Posts: 2531 Location: Ocean Beach in Beautiful BLUE California
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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Safety wire and 5-minute epoxy. We have adopted a couple of turtles and tortoises with previous repairs.They did fine and the shells eventually heal.
Be real careful with that snapper. _________________ Larry in OB
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery!
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12816 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 12:50 pm Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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Super glue. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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wheel607 Samba Member
Joined: May 30, 2004 Posts: 1845
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
Super glue. |
Fiberglass resin and cut the matting material to fit. (Dont put it all over, just the crack line, about 1 inch, on either side of crack. I have done several that I have been able to return to the wild. |
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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3306 Location: 802
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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Trying to show photo But will not let me insert from gallery. _________________ "Albatross"! |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12816 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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Super glue was originally designed to be used as a liquid suture for the military. I have sealed up several deep wounds & even reattached a fingertip. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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wheel607 Samba Member
Joined: May 30, 2004 Posts: 1845
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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Super glue would now be my choice......followed up with resin and cloth fiberglass after the super glue had set. It has been MY experience that super glue is not or will not be enough. It will let go before the wound (shell) has healed......therefore the fiberglass (as quick as the Super Glue has set) and dont get the cheap stuff from Dollar Tree! Remember, a turtle does not know its shell has been damaged and will try to do the same things as it had done before. Attaching a fingertip or suturing, a human knows he is injured and will keep that joint or place immobilized. I do however like the Super Glue idea but only as a first step. |
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31271 Location: Hot Arizona
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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3306 Location: 802
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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_________________ "Albatross"! |
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8689 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22573 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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Box turtle, obviously.
Don’t eat anything that lives longer than you, out of respect _________________ .ssS! |
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 2:12 am Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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think that needs a vet...inside parts shouldn't be on the outside. _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect... |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22573 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 2:42 am Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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JB weld with a touch of green pigment so the other turtles don’t make fun of her. Quick setting in case there are hares nearby _________________ .ssS! |
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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3306 Location: 802
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 4:54 am Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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Waiting on the rehab center to call back. _________________ "Albatross"! |
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31271 Location: Hot Arizona
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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^ that's turtley uncalled for _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect... |
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ubercrap Samba Moderator
Joined: July 01, 2004 Posts: 1060 Location: Ridley Park, PA
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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calvinater wrote: |
The wife brought home an injured snapping turtle
Cracked shell
What can we do to help this poor fellow out?
How can you not see a foot long turtle and run it over? |
People run them over on purpose, unfortunately. I had an insane school bus driver growing up in rural Missouri that would do that. They also ran over a giant snake once on purpose and it was halfway dead, then she stopped and had her son tie it to the rear view mirror outside the door to terrorize the kids getting off the bus. _________________ '74 412 wagon
(2) '74 412 2dr. sedan
'73 412 2dr. sedan |
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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3306 Location: 802
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Turtle shell repair |
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Its no wonder i need that shirt that says. “ I Hate People” _________________ "Albatross"! |
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OB Bus Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2003 Posts: 2531 Location: Ocean Beach in Beautiful BLUE California
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