How Often Does a Turtle Shed Its Skin?

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Skin shedding is a metabolic sign of good growth; a turtle sheds roughly every 0.15 mm of growth, but frequency drops greatly after age 6. During shedding keep water clean to avoid bacterial infection, especially around eyes and neck.

Let the turtle shed on its own; never peel the skin off, to avoid injury.

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