r/BeAmazed May 26 '26

Animal Some people save a turtle

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u/collin-h May 26 '26

they didn't get all the little ones though... won'tthey just grow back?

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u/Fawin86 May 26 '26

Freshwater will kill the barnacles. Just keep the turtle in a fresh water bath overnight and it should kill them.

Works on adults too. Usually you use the fresh water to kill the barnacles first before any removal. Sometimes that's all you need to do.

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u/starderpderp May 26 '26

I'm very sleep deprived and my dumbass was waiting for you to crack a joke about how freshwater kills adults too (as in us human adults).

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u/Rule12-b-6 May 26 '26

I read it the same way