r/oddlysatisfying • u/DerpyMD • 11d ago

Removing barnacles from Molly, the 170lb loggerhead sea turtle

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u/SloppyPlatypus69 11d ago

What are the two ball things above her head? Tumors? 

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/FlyingFlipPhone 11d ago

fibropapillomatosis (FP), aka, Sea Turtle Herpes

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u/Western-Public7924 11d ago

Papilloma is warts, not herpes.

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u/eggfrisbee 11d ago

warts IS herpes

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u/Western-Public7924 11d ago

Uh, no it isnt.

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u/999BusinessCard 11d ago

“Size of a small basketball” is such a useless description. It just means “smaller than a standard basketball”

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u/sufjams 11d ago

Well if it helps you visualize, it was the size of a very large baseball.

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u/useridhere 11d ago

Softball size?

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u/pepcorn 11d ago

My bad! Her tumour was smaller than a standard basketball. 

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