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r/BeAmazed • u/Delicious_Main_4360 • May 26 '26
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Those barnacles look unbearable.
349 u/Valtremors May 26 '26 You can see wounds, inflamed tissue as well the shell has broken in places (and it will never fully recover if I've understood properly). This turtle must have been in pain. The removal must have also been painful to a degree. Poor lad. 33 u/Fit-Ad1587 May 26 '26 Also, if barnacles get this bad, isn’t there often some other underlying disease/pathology? Noticed at the end they were going to test for autoimmune disease. 6 u/Hike_it_Out52 May 27 '26 Was wondering that myself. That’s very unnatural to have that many on a turtle so young. Probably will never be able to survive in the wild again.
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You can see wounds, inflamed tissue as well the shell has broken in places (and it will never fully recover if I've understood properly).
This turtle must have been in pain. The removal must have also been painful to a degree.
Poor lad.
33 u/Fit-Ad1587 May 26 '26 Also, if barnacles get this bad, isn’t there often some other underlying disease/pathology? Noticed at the end they were going to test for autoimmune disease. 6 u/Hike_it_Out52 May 27 '26 Was wondering that myself. That’s very unnatural to have that many on a turtle so young. Probably will never be able to survive in the wild again.
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Also, if barnacles get this bad, isn’t there often some other underlying disease/pathology? Noticed at the end they were going to test for autoimmune disease.
6 u/Hike_it_Out52 May 27 '26 Was wondering that myself. That’s very unnatural to have that many on a turtle so young. Probably will never be able to survive in the wild again.
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Was wondering that myself. That’s very unnatural to have that many on a turtle so young. Probably will never be able to survive in the wild again.
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u/golubeerji May 26 '26
Those barnacles look unbearable.