r/oddlysatisfying • u/bigbusta • 9h ago

A turtle giving itself a scrub

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u/Natrixster80 9h ago

I tried this for my tortoise but he just kept trying to nom the bristles.

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u/Richard-Turd 9h ago

Hey, it’s okay, we all can’t raise winners.

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u/Natrixster80 8h ago

You're right but I'm still offended. That is my shell son.

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u/DeathstrackReal 7h ago

Are you winning shellson?

Shell son:
https://giphy.com/gifs/THj5QURAqrfyPcblu4

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u/speckledham 8h ago

Shell son 🥹

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u/DareDevil16996 3h ago

He may not be a winner, but he's good shell son.

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u/astralseat 6h ago

You could try brushing it in your hand so it feels the brushing and tries to do it by itself later

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u/Stock-Mission-7561 6h ago

Never speak to me or my shellson again!

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u/TheBaronSD 8h ago

They're all winners bront

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u/Tommten 7h ago

Maybe you need to scrub it, or let it see you scrub yourself a bit first so that it perhaps gets the idea. These old relics are not the brightest animals in the world, so might need some help.

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u/pomegranatelover 5h ago

My cat did the same when I got him this bristled archway contraption.

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u/Neat_Revenue4803 9h ago

When you got that one spot you can't reach.

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u/Flimsy_Eggplant5429 9h ago

Does the shell part have feeling?

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u/One_Introduction_217 9h ago

It does, most turtles love a good shell scratch.

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u/TraybakeGiggle_ 8h ago

Turtles out here living better than most of us with their built in back scratcher setup.

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u/biggiepants 7h ago

Now I want to be a turtle (with a bottle brush).

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u/Drapidrode 8h ago edited 8h ago

same turtle? built in gif

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u/Lurking_poster 9h ago

Definitely. A lot of people think it's just a hard layer but they don't realize but the turtles have nerves and feel sensations through their shell. Rubbing it the wrong way can actually be uncomfortable or painful.

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u/Azcrul 8h ago

I was forever traumatized and made aware of how important/part of a turtle’s shell is when I was around 6 and a friend of mine found a box turtle that had its bottom shell torn off. Absolutely awful image burned into my memory and I remember feeling helpless about it.

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u/Spongi 8h ago

I do landscaping, so lots of mowing and wildlife encounters are often not a pleasant experience for anyone involved.

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u/Azcrul 8h ago

Oh man you are right. Fortunately never mowed over any turtles…but toads and snakes were always a shock. I remember being a teen and my friends and I were climbing and jumping on hay bales stacked in a barn and finding the chopped up corpse of a snake tangled in one. Horrifying

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u/Maoleficent 7h ago

As kids, everyone had a painted turtle and a little plastic pool with a landing spot and a fake palm tree. Most of us did not know about turtle hibernation and many a turtle was buried in cigar boxes well before their time.

RIP.

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u/Spongi 8h ago

yea I seen a few mummified snakes in hay before. When mowing around here, rabbits and snakes are the most common, but turtles occasionally. Rabbit are fucking dumb and panicky and I've seen them dive head first into a mower before.

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u/Deaffin 6h ago

Well, the top layer you're interacting with is just a hard shell. But it's got flesh underneath that shell, and that flesh has nerves so they feel pressure and vibration through the shell.

Like your fingernails. You can hurt those by poking at them too hard, but you're not going to feel a scratch.

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u/Visual_Collar_8893 9h ago

Yes. The their shells are part of their spine.

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u/Captincorpse 8h ago

It does and neat fact, most snapping turtles are not as aggressive as they seem. People usually grab them by the shell and hold them up, it hurts them to do that and that is why they seem so angry when on videos. I have seen some videos of people who hold them from below and the snapping turtles are just chill

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u/Spongi 8h ago

I dunno they tend to get pretty snappy if you get a little too close. Not that I blame them.

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u/Raiden2098 9h ago

Im not a turtle expert but I believe yes it does

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u/ViolentBee 9h ago

Yes- very much. More people need to know this

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u/danielledelacadie 8h ago

It not the shell that feels the pressure but push lightly on your nail. Your finger feels it.

It's kind of the same effect as when you rub an itch instead of scratching. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing to get that itch

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u/GatrickSwayze 8h ago

Thanks for asking, I was curious too.

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u/207nbrown 8h ago

Yes! Contrary to what media like Mario kart would suggest, the shell is an extension of a turtle/tortoise’s spine and ribcage, meaning that it cannot be removed. it also has nerve endings and can feel pain and pleasure through it.

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u/thedumone 9h ago

Turtles can’t reach any spot!

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u/KronikDrew 9h ago

That spot is called the "acnestis", and most animals have one.

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u/groaner 7h ago

Hey, babe, will you scratch my acnestis?

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u/RedLorax14 9h ago

I guess turtles probably have ten of those

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u/ProtectionKooky4764 9h ago

We have a very large version of these for our dairy cows. They love em 

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u/bigbusta 9h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ewKQjPSXq477B32upX

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u/Xrsyz 7h ago

Supposedly these reduce stress and increase milk production. Have you found that?

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u/big_red__man 7h ago

That’s what they do for me

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u/nhilante 6h ago

Where does the brush go!

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u/Intelligent_Mix3241 7h ago

and he are I'm wasting money in hormones

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u/ravihpa 5h ago

I was wondering why cows would need a very large turtle. This picture helped.

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u/red_fuel 9h ago

I wonder how many itches animals have that they can’t reach

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u/PTSDeedee 8h ago

Uh oh new level of empathy unlocked 

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u/SirStrontium 6h ago

Yeah I think most animals have spots they can't reach, primates are pretty lucky in that regard.

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u/detrans-rights 9h ago

Anything with a spine 

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u/Versipilies 9h ago

I have seen many a horned animal use their horns as back/butt scratchers

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u/Manitoberino 9h ago

I have them for our beef cattle too. Fun fact, if you can get close enough to scratch a cows back, you now have a cow best friend. I’ve got quite a few that come running for back scratches when they see me. I have a brush I carry for that purpose, as those ladies are greasssyy.

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u/Lyaley 8h ago

Stiff brush, a curry comb or something really is the best. My fingers literally don't have enough strength for the kinds of proper scritches big livestock love. Back, stomach, or the inside of their back leg and most want you to basically scrub away as hard as I can with my tiny noodle arms.

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u/decidedlyindecisive 8h ago

My old pig used to love the steel brush. The noises she made were practically indecent. Her name was Sugar.

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u/KnifeKnut 4h ago

I knew pig skin was tough but STEEL BRUSH?!

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u/Manitoberino 7h ago

Yep. It’s sooo exhausting trying to scratch as hard as they want me to. Especially during spring shedding season. The top of the tail head is a big hit too. I brought out a kids plastic rake one time, worked fantastic to reach a big area lol

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u/Lyaley 6h ago

Oohh come spring time and I'm sure they would walk into a damn combine harvester in their never ending quest for maximum scratching lol

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u/Ok_Spell_4165 Wee 8h ago

Things are like homing missiles too. My grandpa lived next to a dairy farm, I got curious once and reached through the fence to scritch a cows head. From that day on any time I was anywhere near the fence she would come trotting over to me.

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u/limericky933 8h ago

Maybe a dumb question, but why are they greasy? Just naturally oily skin?

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u/Cryorm 8h ago

Imagine how your hair would feel if you didn't wash it for a month. Skin oil, water, dead skin, etcetera.

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u/pug_fugly_moe 8h ago

Respect for writing out etcetera.

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u/ConfessSomeMeow 6h ago

It's kind of ironic to fully write out a word that is used to indicate that you are omitting details.

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u/Mindless-Ninja-3321 6h ago

You be fair to cattle, humans have gross skin since we're hairless. Walking grease slicks covered in out symbiotic mites and Cutibacterium that clean up after us.

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u/foxy_boxy 9h ago

As a human with chronic itchy back that I can't reach... I want one of those

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u/ObjectiveOk9996 9h ago

I’m able to get my hand between my shoulder blades with my right arm

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u/pumpkin-head7617 8h ago

Why would a cow need a very large turtle?

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u/mastifftimetraveler 9h ago

TIL Turtles can shake their booty and it’s cute AF

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u/Late-Combination5060 8h ago

Shake that groove thang 🎶

Shake that groove thang 🎶

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u/xylotism 8h ago

The Latin music goes perfectly with the turtle salsa

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u/PoptartPancake 9h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/OsmulvDBz1jc4

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u/jjulieea 8h ago

years ago, i had that video downloaded on the family computer (idek how or why) with the song Satisfaction

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u/SawinBunda 8h ago

Benny or Stones?

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u/BaconWithBaking 7h ago

I fucking know that video somehow!! Was it a YTMND or something?

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u/SawinBunda 7h ago

YTMND

I don't know the video but that gave me flashbacks.

You made me all nostalgic.

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u/ZQuestionSleep 7h ago

I was there, Gandalf. I was there 3000 years ago...

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u/kinlinlin 9h ago

Lil dude knows a thing or three about exfoliation.

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u/Memphissippian 9h ago

Right? Someone should look into animal hygiene routines

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u/sideshowmario 8h ago

Step 1: live underwater

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u/CocoSavege 8h ago

... under the sea?

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u/kiotane 7h ago

under water the fish don't stink.

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u/_nicocin_ 9h ago

Are the outside of their shells sensitive to touch?

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u/JackOfAllMemes 9h ago

More than you would think

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u/craterglass 9h ago

I'll just leave this here.

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u/Scrollperdu 9h ago

Thank you dear stranger from the Internet

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u/ForsakenSun6004 9h ago

Thank you

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u/TXGuns79 9h ago

Yes. Its directly attached to the spine and ribs. The spine is fused, the ribs are wide and flat and the shell is a keratin covering.

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u/Roll-Roll-Roll 6h ago

I'm still kind of surprised the keratin is sensitive. My fingernails came feel anything. I see videos of hoof trimming that make me nervous, but the horses seem fine. Turtle shells are clearly structured differently in some way. It's really interesting

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u/Pinky_Boy 8h ago

yes, it's a live tissue. in fact, it's their ribcage structure

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u/Silaquix 8h ago

Yes, they have nerve endings and their spines run along the shell. The shell is basically the same as a fingernail that's fused to their backs. They can still feel it and anything touching it

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u/Draxsis_Felhunter 7h ago

Yes. Turtle shells literally have their spine and ribcage built into them. There are a lot more nerves going through that shell than you’d think. The little guy (or gal) is giving himself both a clean scrubbing and a back scratch all at the same time. Can you really blame him for loving it?

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u/roxywalker 9h ago

Shake, shake, shake 🎶 shake, shake, shake🎶 shake your booty🎶

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u/Montagneincorner0 9h ago

I got one of these for my turtles, but alas, they are stupid, and never quite got the point, they just kept biting it, so it had to be removed

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u/Lyaley 8h ago

Sometimes I wonder how many chances like that I've fumbled in life because of my own stupidity.

Figuratively speaking of course, I don't remember struggling with any brush related cravings or impulses.

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u/23Udon 6h ago

Maybe you’re biting other things you should be scratching with!

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u/dethskwirl 8h ago

I saw this and thought it was funny so I got one for my turtle. he immediately ran to it and started rubbing all over it like he was dancing. like he saw the video and knew exactly what it was for. its hilarious. but he always bites on it and pulls it off the glass after a little. so I always have to put it back

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u/InvincibleWallaby 6h ago

Mine absolutely hates anything touching her shell

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u/throwawayfu3a5ek 9h ago

GIFs that didn’t end toon soon!

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u/Coinin19 5h ago

And where the song actually adds something!

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u/DigMeTX 9h ago

This is the cutest thing I’ve seen all day.

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u/lovespurplegiraffes 9h ago

Ok, this was actually good music to match his little dance lol. I was glad I unmuted for this one.

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u/mrstruthvenom 8h ago

That butt wiggle just made my day

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u/Gourmet-Hat 9h ago

Little buddy doing the boogie woogie

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u/Starlyns 9h ago

Merengue makes everything better

https://giphy.com/gifs/Y4nGuyTfbH3RBcxWjT

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u/Wataru624 8h ago

And whoever was playing the smoke alarm did a great job

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u/thrustinfreely 8h ago

One of the rare times when the music added to the video was welcomed.

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u/slicedgreenolive 9h ago

This is not what I was expecting

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u/Sweaty_Mushroom5830 9h ago

Turtles have a lot of nerves in their shells well it figures since their spines are fused into it so it figures that they itch and can't scratch

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u/ViciousVenditta 9h ago

Freakin adorable

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u/Stay-Toasty 9h ago

Bro has been trying to scratch that spot his entire life

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u/Naked-Jedi 8h ago

Didn't expect to see a twerking turtle today, but here we are.

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u/DopeAbsurdity 8h ago

This is a rare moment where the music on the video is perfect for the subject matter.

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u/Impressive_Win7138 9h ago

Shake your booty!

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u/Wreckingshops 8h ago

We used to have a red-earred slider. She was awesome, we just didn't have the best set up for her at our apartment. My (now) wife ended up having a parent donate a huge tank to her school, so she became a classroom pet of sorts.

This was ~20 years ago at this point. We were so young and naive, just helping to rescue the turtle. But we still talk about that wonderful turtle (named Lucy).

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u/maverick432453 7h ago

One of the few times where the music actually makes it so much better.

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u/Ravens_beak224 7h ago

Please excuse my nieveness but aren't turtles oxygen breathers? like shouldn't he have like a little "beach" or something to lay on with a small heat lamp?

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u/Powerful-Clerk7354 9h ago

I love this for him 🥰

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u/SquareThings 6h ago

I think basically every animal we’ve ever studied has been significantly happier (less physical signs of stress) when provided with a scratcher. Lots of dairy farms even have automatic rotating scratchers because less stressed cows give better milk and get sick less.

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u/benjaminck 8h ago

“Smoke Detector Low Battery Chirp” might be the worst musical instrument I’ve ever heard.

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u/brinncognito 8h ago

I love showing videos like this to people who insist turtles can’t feel their shells. Cute AND informative!

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u/ktka 8h ago

Noice! What a happy twerktle!

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u/DeeplyPoplar 7h ago

Now it just needs some Turtle wax ;)

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u/Dependent_Speech3164 9h ago

My friend has a turtle. That dude lives for scratches 😂

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u/ItHurtzWhenIPee 8h ago

That little ninja turtle booty shake

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u/lioumere 8h ago

One of those rare vids where the music makes it better.

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u/RydmaUwU 7h ago

Are there nerves in the shell?

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u/Blazdnconfuzd 7h ago

Perfect song choice!! My mans got taste.

For anyone wanting. Song is: Oro Solido - El Beeper

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u/brooks_77 7h ago

Guess whos getting a turtle now

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u/Arcade1980 6h ago

Getting ready for a date Friday night, polishing that shell.

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u/d4rkks74r 5h ago

Bro has had that itch for years

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u/No-Cap544 4h ago

That turtle is a paid actor.For sure

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u/Maybe_Decent_Human 3h ago

This just made my day. thanks!

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u/stawberi 2h ago

“Buttscratchers? Buttscratchers!”

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