How to Clean and Preserve Turtle Shells for a Lifetime!

[@Spkydby-tb1kq]

I didn't know I'd need this video but I did 😅 thanks for the help

[@ericsmith8996]

With bones if you want to clean them off collect potato bugs or called pill bugs some roll up in a ball some are more flattened but they will clean bones better than ants

[@thebackyardbugs]

thank you so much!

[@Sp-zg6fw]

Is this the same process you can use to clean things like skulls and other bones?

[@Whacked-Out-Nature]

Yes similar but not quite the same. With bones I use hydrogen peroxide, I actually have a video coming out soon on how I treat them* Then they go into a complete hydrogen peroxide bath for 24 hours or until desired color of white, Thank you for the questions! I just found bones of an animal intact last weekend and still all in 1 piece* Stay tuned 😊

[@Sp-zg6fw]

Looking forward to your video, thank you!

[@ericsmith8996]

Questions: I have shell 8" long looks to be a wood turtle maybe box turtle but she'll is more flattened out anyway when it came into my hands it was faded maybe sun bleached out anx dry I had it stored with stuff I shed roof caved in everything soaked it'd been out of wetness for about few weeks or so and seems dry I want to lacquer ( since that's what I have on hand ) but the big shell scales are loose one xamd off altogether and not as attractive with out but yij can tap on others and hear they are detached in the center will a good coat of lacquer glue this down ? Should I bake it I oven low temp to assure all moisture is out before I spray

[@Whacked-Out-Nature]

Oven isn’t really needed, A wet shell can dry out in 24 hours. Now that the shell is dry again I would simply glue the scutes down to keep them in place. Let the glue dry for 1 day and if they look good on the shell and doesn’t need a touch up- Then Lacquer it. Give it 3 or 4 coats and you’ll be good to go*