Muda de piel y caparazón en tortugas de agua y cómo saber la edad de tu tortuga o cuántos años tiene

Do you have a water turtle and its shell plates, scales, or scutes are falling off? Well, the reason is because it's growing. The turtle's shell widens underneath, and the scutes or shells on the top become loose until they eventually fall off. And all this happens as the turtle grows. Want to know how to tell how old a turtle is? I'll explain that too. Although it will only give you an approximate estimate of your turtle's age. To find out, you have to count the growth rings on the turtle's shell. The accuracy depends on how pronounced these rings are and whether the turtle lives indoors or outdoors. I'll talk about all of this, and about turtle molting, in the video. I'll explain everything in detail. I'll also show the complete molting process of our turtle "Missi"'s shell, back, and plastron. Week by week. Month by month. I've documented it all on video for your enjoyment and delight 😁 . I'll also explain what molt retention in turtles is, what consequences it has, and how to prevent it. I'll show you the different types of turtle scutes, as there are some very unusual ones. I'll explain what they're made of, and I'll show you all the plates that our turtle "Missi" has lost, which I've been saving like gold to show you 😁 . Finally, I'll show you the two areas that make up a turtle's shell: the carapace, which is the upper part, and the plastron, or breastplate, which is the lower part. By the way... did you know that my turtle has a strange anomaly in its shell that makes it unique? Yes, it has the carapace scutes positioned in a... how shall I say... atypical way. I show it in the last section of the video. It's actually quite interesting... The video is divided into ten different parts. I've provided a link to each one in case you want to check them out individually, depending on the information you want to know about the turtle. Here it goes 🙂 : 00:00 🐢 START OF VIDEO. 00:39 🐢 Block 1: Skin shedding in aquatic turtles. 02:27 🐢 Block 2: Shedding of the turtle's shell plates. 05:10 🐢 Block 3: What is the plastron? 05:56 🐢 Block 4: When does the shedding of the turtle's shell plates begin? 06:39 🐢 Block 5: Frequency of shedding of the turtle's shell plates. 08:02 🐢 Block 6: Molt retention in semi-aquatic turtles 09:53 🐢 Block 7: Duration of the molting process of a turtle's shell plates. 11:53 🐢 Block 8: Turtle growth lines or rings. 12:50 🐢 Block 9: How to count a turtle's molting cycles and how to know how old a turtle is. 13:59 🐢 Block 10: Shell structure of terrestrial and semi-aquatic turtles. 18:50 🐢 The end and... WTF moment 😁 And that's it... I hope the video is educational and fun enough for you to enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it 😊. Hugs to everyone! 😘🤗 VIDEO THEME ---------------------------------------- The carapace, scutellum, and plastron of a semi-aquatic turtle and other chelonians. Everything about the carapace and skin of freshwater turtles and other chelonians. Molting of skin and shell plates in aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles and other chelonians. Molting retention in aquatic turtles and other chelonians. Duration of the molting process in aquatic turtles and other chelonians. When do the carapace scutes begin to fall off in an aquatic turtle? Designations of the scutes on the carapace of a turtle: Nuchal, Central, Marginal, Costal, and Supracaudal. Yellow-eared slider Trachemys scripta scripta native to Florida, USA. #Turtles #WaterTurtles #CachoCampero