How To Preserve Your Turtle After Death
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2010
- A quick look to keeping your turtles shell after death.
1)Leave it outside in an open area so insects can do there thing.
2) Wait a couple months until the bones of the turtle skull or legs start to show by then you can do what i did with this video.
I feel so bad :(
My turtle died today!! She was such a good turtle, i had her for 7+ years. This video makes me feel better because I'm going to preserve her shell.
+BTS Jin whaat.... You Are so stupid Omg ...
BTS Jin One of my turtles had no eyes what does that mean?
Elian Martinez how can identify my turtle dead or alive plz help me...
My turtle died yesterday in heart broken
Jyoti Gurung they will have a pulse in their neck
I would do this only because I want to have my pet turtles shell to always remember him.
+CARNAGE James how about a grave or a picture instead of their skeleton
+john stenberg This is so much cooler though lol.
+john stenberg the fuck?
Rizvan P.
something wrong with my perfectly normal idea?
Yeah
In 1985 my grandmother found a turtle in her back yard. I took it home and gave it to my baby sister Shelly. We named him Abercrombi. At the time the vet guessed him to be 15 yrs.
My sister died expectantly in February of 08 and Abiei back in my care. While I had him I confirmed my suspicions that Abercrombi was actually an Abigale.
Today I found Abie had left to be with my sis. Rest her little soul.
My sis always said she wanted to keep Abie's shell on her coffee table. thx now i will
For everyone throwing a stink: The turtles dead. It can't feel anything, the body was merely the vessel and this guy chose to keep a part of the vessel that wouldn't decay. It might be weird but 1. It's not harming anybody, not the turtle, not himself, not anyone else, or the environment 2. The turtle went back to the environment, circle of life and all that 3. The shell is being used for a purpose. I wouldn't personally do this, but this is within a moral gray area - this isn't "good" nor is it bad, it's whatever.
Love the video, my daughter just lost her turtle yesterday and wants to perserve the shell because she loved him so much. Thank you posting this video.
Awww! Tell your daughter I wish the turtle a peaceful rest
The shell of a naturally dead turtle is considered a sacred thing in my country, it bring a lot of luck to the one who own it. Many use it for fortune telling practice also.
Hey look, he warned EVERYONE that this was a vivid video, and if you are sensitive to this type of video, DO NOT WATCH IT. I lost my 36 year old Box Turtle Murtle just a few weeks ago, and I buried him in my yard in his favorite spot, but everyone has the right to preserve a memory of a pet anyway they choose. Just my opinion.
Yes. I’ve cremated my dogs so we’ll b together 4 ever. The cats I’ve buried but one went for an autopsy and didn’t come back..the bunnies I buried, I would like to save these beautiful works of nature that are so gentle and sweet as art pieces bc their shells amaze me.
Thanks very informative!
My first and only tortoise Speedy Gonzales died today (6/feb/18 [great start to the year] ) after going to the vets. She was already weak and suffering from kidney problems. She was a gorgeous horsefield tortoise i got online. But ever since i had her, i had problems with her. This year September would have been 6 years since i had her and may would have been her 6th birthday. Im devastated, she was my family! The vet whispered to me that Speedy may not make it, trying to make sure my little niece wouldn’t hear (because she thought Speedy was my niece’s) but shes mine and i burst into tears and wept like an infant. I don’t care, i have no shame, i loved her like my child. The longest and most significant relationship I’ve had to date (other than my human family) so she means a lot to me. I Initially i wanted to cremate her and keep her ashes but felt like id forget her beauty (she was really beautiful) so when for the preserving shell option, BUT i could never bring my self to give her injections when she was alive so id pawn her off to my sister for injections. I couldn’t bare to be the one to cause her any pain. how can i possibly dissect my precious Speedy?! But this video really helped a lot!!!!!! Its not as bad as i thought. Letting nature do the dirty work for me is a GREAT IDEA! so i can keep her memory going on, like i always wanted. My future kids can see how special she was.
Thanks again for the video.
REST IN PEACE IN YAHWEH’S ARMS SPEEDY GONZALES🤧😇🙏💖
Sorry for your loss. I just lost my sulcata tortoise while it was 3-4 years old. I'll be able to preserve him now and remember him. Thank you for posting this video.
Thank for the video. I have two red eared sliders I had more than ten years. Not that they will be dieing anytime soon *knocks on wood* but it is nice to know I can persevere a piece of them.
Glad I found your video. While out on a bit if a nature walk with my two kids we find two large red eared slider shells that had been mostly emptied by the local wildlife. We kept the shells and now I know how to preserve them better. The lacquer idea makes a lot of sense too.
i've no medical degree but i'm pretty sure that turtle is dead
+Helena Dawson Jesus, he was being sarcastic XD
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r/woooosh
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What was Helena Dawson's comment, I can't see her/his comment
@@yongchoongshiong8039 how they die
I'd do this with my turtle, Steve-N. She died yesterday and i believe their spirits move on while their bodies are left to rest and become a part of nature. In this case I will do this to keep memory of her. I dont see it as disturbing considering you cannot disturb what is already gone. But I would love to do this with my girly. 💗
Bella I hope she rests in peace
We put my turtle in a flower pot and planted flowers
Same as me
cute!
Hailey Mason thats kinda wierd but creative
ᑕᕼEᘔY its not weird
Ice Tea ID just a little bit
What's with all the bad comments??? Why are you people posting bad comments when he clearly said " if you don't wanna watch, nows your chance to leave the video. LOSERS!!! If people wanna keep their turtles shells so what!! It's a reminder of their pets who were a part of the family.
Right
omg ikr n i have a pet turtle named Emma shes a(n) Alabama Map Turtle n i love her so much😞😭❤❤❤
+Sparkle Kitten212 ill eat yer turtle
U shouldnt touch dead turtules AN play With them like this u have to burry them AN live them alone!! AN fuck you one day u will g o to hell they will kill u AN do the same thing With u!!
dont be rude becaus one day i will see u in heaven and it wont be pretty
It also helps if you rub some baby oil or wax on the shell after it passes to keep the scales from flaking off. if its left out for a long time, you may need to re-apply
hey guys.. it's no worse then keeping a pets ashes or having it stuffed.. besides these turtles were already dead.
I put mine on an ant hill. They did an excellent job cleaning it out.
Lol ... mine died today morning I burried it and put a sign so I can remember where I kept him :(
Mike Jones that’s pretty gross
Mike Jones thank you for the tip
You are such a disgusting human being
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It was already dead, your disgusting
I left my turtle sit in the garden for a few weeks. 4 tops(it was rainy and hot those weeks adding to the decomposition.) All the bones were completely flesh free. A little soap vanished the smell. I have all the bones. I plan to put them in a shadow box. I also think preserving natures one of a kind animals is awesome. They are all a work of art.
my turtle is 40 years old and I'm starting to wonder about preservation. Thanks for your video. Looks like my turtle's shell in your video... musk turtle.
For rapid de-proteining it's best to find an ant colony, they can be hard to find in temperate regions but in Idaho and Montana you can find the red ant mounds. They'll clean something that small in a few days. The ancient chinese used to use empty turtle shells for I Ching readings.
You must really have loved your turtle. I'm sorry she passed. I think it's cool that you cared so much that you wanted to save her shell. I wished more people cared about animals the way you do. Maybe they would take better care of the living.
Thank you for your post. I had one of my Red ear sliders pass on today. He will be missed.
Thank you for posting this video. I am a wildlife rehabber and I had a turtle pass I was helping. This video will help me preserve the shell for educational purposes. Thank you so much!!!
Sorry for your loss. I would like to say that I also lost my yellow belly, she was given to my wife from our daughters friend in 2014. We didn't know how old she was so my wife took her home, she told me she wants to keep the shell because she was her favorite she named her Rose. So now we are left with 5 red ear slider, one of the turtles was left by tenent of my mother in law , the other two a neigbor near the shop did want them and the last two with the yellow belly those where given by our daughters friend. Thank you for the info you put it helped my wife with her turtle.
My turtle just died today :( and I'm gonna do this to keep it forever. I had it for about 10 years, makes me sad. It was a red eared slider, pretty good size too.
THANK YOU for posting this. My baby just passed away and I'm happy to know that I can do this !
My sweet painted turtle, Rodney just died and my heart is broken. I thought burying him would be such a waste of his beauty. He is such a beautiful turtle. Thank you for posting this difficult video. I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank You, I found a whole baby turtle while walking on our road (lot of swamps) and felt so bad for it, but at the same time, wanted to preserve it's shell.
You killed it?!?
@@awesomegamingyt7323 absolutely
I found two babies in this long drainage canal (box turtles) on separate days so I kept going back and the third lil guy had bot fly larvae and he was floating in the water.,it made me sad I hadn’t found him sooner but it’s so small and pretty I am going to try to preserve it.
thanks for the video its alot of help my tortoise died last night i tried all i could to bring it back ive had it since i found her about 3-5 years ago in the backyard while my dog was barking at it she was hissing back at him lol i did all i can to treat it and give it the best healthiest life possible unfortunately when i got home lastnight she was upside down and possibly she drowned while trying to turn over im sadder then a sad clown im just happy ill get to preserve a great piece of our friendship she would always come to me like a dog whenever i would call for her i havnt met another one who does the same i miss my spike!!! she is and was an amazing animal thanks again man great video
I don't understand why people are posting negative comments either... I agree with Mae Tran, "He warned you before the video".
Regardless, I found a newly dead terrapin today and would like to preserve the shell.
Thanks for your info. Great vid.
That's kinda cool seeing the inside of the shell
If you wanna try and save the scoots on the shell, I put lacker on the shell before I put them out to let rot out, you can also lacker the shell after it, it shines it up and helps holds the scoots on.
What is lacker?
Laquer
Thank you for taking the time to share. My Miss Phyllis died (box turtle)😢 and I was literally just asking my daughter if I could save her shell. Miss Phyllis was also getting ready to lay eggs. It would be nice to have her shell as a memory ❤
thanks for the video... it does give a start on how to preserve the memory... it has been with me for more than 10 years...
This must be a difficult video to make. Thank you for doing it....
Its a sad situation, but its nice to know how to keep my little guy around. He was a great little pet! Thanks!
Great video! My husband found a gopher tortoise shell in the yard… I have the shell, it was totally cleaned out by bugs! I want to preserve it. Thanks to your video I can!
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my turtle died today, I’m going to do whatever to preserve memories of him thank you
OMG...this is what I do too when I experience one of my turtles died! Great video...very informative of helping others who are unsure what to do when they want to preserve and keep an dead turtle.
Thank you for showing this. I would have been too emotional to do this with my slider but I appreciate the option.
This is perfect information. My old guy of 70 plus years old and found already decompressing. I want to keep his shell, and I didn't have a clue what to do! I've just left him were he lays and I'm letting nature do the rest. I'll bury the remain with my aunt, she was his original owner. God bless you Bobby. 😢❤🐢
Lost my musk turtle today. Glad I've watched your video as I can follow these steps to keep my shell baby forever.
My Res died last night,his tank setup was a split tank,water on one side,and warm basking area on other proper uvb light ,decent filter,we fed her seperate from tank.she was on a proper diet,we had her for 8 years,the same morning she showed no signs of illness,and was acting normal before I left for work,I'm very upset about this
@TheJCRequiem ty, i have delete alot comments off this video because people calling me every inappropriate word in the book. Always nice to get a good comment.
thank you for posting this. Looking back I will do this with mine, when they pass because you could use it as educational tools. I would like to find out how to preserve them soon after death without sun exposure to try to preserve the shell
My turtle died last friday 3/12/2015. His name was Dan and he reached the age of 6-7 years.
+Infinite Ash why the fuck did he die? if he only was 6-7 years
+Gizzarn XI (Gizmo) I honestly don't know, he should be having his wintersleep but he kept looking at me like there was something wrong.
dude all the turtle video you said your turtle what date dies
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Sorry about your turtle. Mine just died also. His name was Howard 🐢
Hey what an educational video, I thought it was great, good job.
Thank you for this video, my yellow belly slider died today and I was wondering how to keep the shell, I've also heard to cover the body with salt and put it out in the sun, is this something I should do?
I don't know why you guys are posting all those bad comments. Who the hell cares? He warned you all in the intro! And just so you know every single person has its own way to deal with a lost.
I respect you, you wanted its shell to remind you and you didnt just throw the bones away you buried them
This was one of the coolest videos I've ever seen, thank you for sharing this(: I will do the same if / when my turtles die.
I dont know why im watching this.I dont even have a turtle.
celes e 😂
Same
Same
Bua bua you are not supposed to be watching this if you don't have a turtle
Thanks for the info. I've often wondered about keeping the shells of my red eared sliders once they pass. They are still young at about 8 years. So I we have a few years I hope. Again, thanks so much.
"Don't go throwin these shells around."
I hope you meant to slip that little Mario joke in there 😂
Appreciate this video. I have an approx 30+ year old Red Eared Slider, and want to preserve the shell when his time finally comes. Seems easy enough with this technique. I would varnish the shell tho to improve strength and give it a richer colour and 'wet' look.
Thanks
I had my star tort Ringo for 15 yrs.
I was hoping he would last longer than me, but sadly he accidentally ate dog poop I believe, and the result was fatal. I'm still wrestling with burial or keep his beautiful shelll with me. I miss him so much, I still can't believe he's gone and I really don't know what to do. He was the most beautiful and gentle soul I've ever known.
sorry for your loss of your turtles dude....I feel like not that many people realized it's dead and most likely yours...I hope you feel better....I wish I would've known to not bury my turtle so I could've done that....thank you and sorry.
My russian tortoise just passed last night and I was so sad, thank you for sharing this video. I am going to save the shell and remember her forever
thank you very much for posting this video despite knowing some ppl wouldn't understand why others want to save the shell of their lost pet. I just lost my turtle and found this video helpful. 🐢
Is there another way to preserve the shell but with the natural color, or is the color of the shell given because of the blood?
+JAZZ M T well the shell is ther bone so no unless you freeze it
how did you prevent larger wild animals from taking them? i tried doing this with a dead lizard i found, i wanted to see if i can keep it's skull or spine. i watched for 2 days the ants doing the job, but next day it was gone from the spot i left it. im assuming a cat or a racoon got to it.
@Luisxx96 depends. During summer that things is cleaned out in a month or less by animals
I think that's really kool. My son lost a turtle and we buried her. Wish i had seen this b4. Rip shelly, meeshell, my shellie. 🐢
My 5 yr old collects the shells from newborns every yr from across at the pond. She brings them home and buries them.
Do you polish the shell and clean it up and just keep to remember them or what do you do?
My turtle just died but I am going to make a little tomb for it and plant a flower in its honor RIP my baby turtle
I'm going to do this the day my turtles pass, which won't be very soon.
LOST SOUL YOU ARE A SICK FUCKER
idro as long as your comment is there, people are going to respond (and plus, no one really gives a shit about that tbh). Also nice pfp, it's very overused.
UltimateDarkrai what happened to u *SICK Fucker* I’m too late for your comment
Same I think my parents are gonna think my turtle is dead behind their back lol.
UltimateDarkrai he only wants to keep a part of his pet with him. Its like keeping a pet’s or loved one’s ashes. You are shaming someone for wanted to keep a part of their loved one/pet with them. It isnt hurting the turtle/tortoise nor is it hurting you. People grieve differently and you seriously need to respect that.
I’m not sure how active you are since you don’t post too often. Or how keen you are on responding to comments on videos this far back.. but what type of turtle was this.. from my experience all the scutes either get really loose or fall off all together. At least that’s my experience with aquatics. Its interesting because it looks like all the scutes in this case dried in place making it super durable. I preserve mine in Florida climate and sometimes get exposed to a little rain overspray where they’re laying so I’m curious if loose scutes is just a biproduct of exposure to moisture during the decomposition process. Super interesting video so thank you. It is a brutal process to witness so I don’t think many people post on it. But you really can’t appreciate the process until you do it yourself. I love my turtles whole heartedly and just wish to keep the memory of them and I have some unique individuals which makes it all the more fascinating
my 25 year old red eared slider died a couple days ago. still pretty fresh. if I put it outside, will another animal not drag it off somewhere? I'd like to preserve the shell but dont want to leave it where another critter can just take it.
I guess this is a way to remember your turtles but still rest in peace
could you somehow harden it to make some armor or can you carve it into things?
@overtkill7 Suggestion, really big turtle shells seem to fall apart easier then smaller turtle shells. Use like super glue or hot glue in places it seems weak.
i wish i would have known this Tito could still kinda be with me
Andrew Vasquez if you remember where you left the turtle you can still dig them up. I read some people barry them to keep they’re shell.
RIP Tito
My tortoise hasn’t moved in about 3 days during hibernation. He’s not smelling and just looks asleep outside his shell... if it does turn out he’s dead I have cats and can’t really do this outside can I put dirt on him inside his terrarium outside and leave him like this?
I feel your pain I have also have lost a turtle near and dear to my heart
I’m so sorry for your loss. We just recently lost our beloved turtles. 😔 how long would you say you had them sitting? Is the smell terrible? Is it better to have them sit outside vs like a basement or something. It’s very cold outside because of winter. And I would like to keep the shells. For those who can’t handle doing this? What else would you suggest??
Thanks for the informative vid. Btw how long this tou left your turtle there? I had my turle burried for 2months already fo you think its already ok to dig him up? Thanks
How much time it took to decompose the meat
Hi! Do you think there would be any way to keep the turtle's shell without having to rot it out? Thanks for the video. :)
I don't know why people can be so rude with unkind comments and whatnot. They were your pets, it's your choice what you choose to do with them after their death, whether that be burying it, preserving it, etc. It's a personal choice, people should respect that.
thank you.. i found a dead turtle hiking and u just helped me figure out how to clean it.. yes it is funky...
This is SOOOO satisfying to watch.
It's not cruelty that's actually more natural
Thank for the information it helped me alot
This is AWSOME
i have a sulcata does she need heating or warm water and she is a baby and i had her for 2 days and she is fine
Also, the turtle that died always stayed in the basking area and rarely went into the water. Is that a sign of something or is that normal?
I appreciate what you do! I have several shells on my wall. Do poly he shelli think they are beautiful
Thanks! I found a dead wild turtle and wanted to keep the shell for my container garden. Useful information!
The sounds are so satisfying...
How do you keep animals from taking ot and eating it or will that even happen
Does the shell color fade? How can i preserve that
You can clean the bones, glue them all together right? Pretty much like those bones you see in museums. To make your turtle a display type to remember it
I have a three year old box turtle,super young,great health,and she is still tiny. I got her when she was about the size of a quarter. Uncle found her because he almost stepped on her. The strange thing is,she hisses at me,is that normal?
I have had a red eared slider since 2008. He is huge. I think my turtle is so healthy and happy because he is left alone. I believe turtles are like fish and stress (handling) is a huge problem for them. I have only handled him about 20 times in 8 years for 6 month tank deep cleaning. And for those new to aquatic pets.....keep some of the old water and mix it in with new water to keep the proper biology. Lastly, he doesnt seem to sleep through the winter, is this normal?....no heater in tank, natural sunlight.
if i but it in a plastic container and punch holes in it would it do the same thing please help my diamondback just died
a buried a water turtle about 6 months ago, could i dig him up and do the same thing?
@DiamondbackTerrapins so ur saying if i buy or order a turtle in California its legal?
That’s pretty cool she’ll I am sorry for your loss
Sorry to hear that. Sometimes turtles show no signs of illness and dont make it after years of care.
I kind of want to do this so that there is a memory of my turtles around but at the same time I've always buried my pets so it wouldn't quite seem right. I've still got about 15 years to make up my mind though so you know. I think I'd have to get someone to pull the bones out for me to.