Busted turtle? Fiberglass it! (minor blood)

[Cannon88]

Splinter would be proud. Good job!

[CJ-95GT]

Awesome, but will it hinder his growth?

[ThreeFingerPete]

Finally gave our daughter a pencil, and every time he'd start to slide his head out, she'd bop him on the head and he'd retract. We were able to keep him pinned in his shell long enough to let the fiberglass set up. He was a terrible patient.

That cracked me up.

i would tried out painting him digital camo:

Is that one of those magic eye puzzles? I've been staring at it with my eyes crossed and I don't see anything.

[Wicked98Snake]

Should have added a splitter or a wing or something.

[mikec]

That cracked me up.



Is that one of those magic eye puzzles? I've been staring at it with my eyes crossed and I don't see anything.

It's just the newest version of camo that the military uses.

[mikec]

Awesome, but will it hinder his growth?

You're right. Should have installed an expansion joint...

[Sgt Beavis]

**golf clap**

[ThreeFingerPete]

It's just the newest version of camo that the military uses.

/sarcasm

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Should have added a splitter or a wing or something.

That would have been greatness!

[mikec]

/sarcasm

whew. couldn't figure out how in hell you could have possibly missed that one...

But... you never know!

[JP135]

Don't think I didn't have thoughts about adding a nice whale tale or a splitter. And paint options... well that's a whole new wrinkle in the chitlin! I do love me some camo.

He does have kind of a see-through window on the side. You can see his little pink/blue/purple birfday suit.

From what I read, it shouldn't hinder his growth. On the other hand, every minute he got after being run over was a gift. I couldn't believe the car tire didn't pop him - the mark covered almost half of his shell.

[Somewhere in Time]

That's awesome man.

[onemeangixxer7502]

We had a turtle come in that had obviously been hit by a car (see photo with tire marks on it). The turtle's shell was fractured top and bottom and had pieces missing from the side.

Did some research and saw that vets and reptile rehab places use fiberglass to make a permanent prosthetic shell. We pretty much only do wild mammal rehab, but the turtle appeared to be healthy other than the shell problem, so we figured we'd try. We cleaned up the wound and got the bleeding stopped. Then cleaned up the shell, got rid of jagged pieces that would cut or abrade his innards. After that, a light coat of resin topped with two layers of fiberglass cloth. Once dry, sanded it smooth. The turtle was last seen crawling into our stock tank and swimming away under his own power.

Tire track on shell (dark discoloration visible at top):


Broken shell with parts missing - A little blood (just keepin' it real):


Good as new:

mighty white of you!

[CJ]

Looks like you're certified to repair texas rat snakes now.

[onemeangixxer7502]

Looks like you're certified to repair texas rat snakes now.

he can crop their ears!