This guy was in a pineforest that has occasional brush burns.I was wondering if he survived a fire or is just very old.Most of his annuli were not even visible and his skin was very black.
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fire-scarred or VERY old???
piglet
Jul 30, 2003 02:02 PM
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piglet
Jul 30, 2003 02:04 PM
this is another shot of the boxie
rattay
Jul 30, 2003 02:37 PM
Extreme heat could take the annuli to smooth easily.
Paul
nathana
Aug 07, 2003 02:17 PM
yep, this is true. This guy at least survived a fire (could be a gal, I don't know), and MAY also be old. I haven't seen a turtle with fire damage that was not smooth, so I would suspect that the intense heat (enough to permanently damage the shell) could easily melt and smooth the outer keratin layer (hold a sliver of fingernail in a candle flame)
tortugas
Jul 30, 2003 03:00 PM
Bill G.
