Fun facts: Most people think of the turtle living entirely inside its shell, like a suit of armor. That's not true at all! The shell is part of the turtle, it's basically a rib cage that's expanded and evolved to have interlocking scales instead of skin. Rather than being dead inert material, the turtle's shell is part of the living turtle. It has nerves on the inside.
The practical upshot is that turtles loves scritches.
jegerfrapittsburgh
Girl’s been carrying the whole continent, maybe the whole work on her back forever, I bet she likes some skritches.
JustDriftingAboutTheInterWebs
RidiculouslyIncompetent
unluckyandbored
He looks so happy!
ShadeMeadowsArt
Let's get that shell CLEAN!!
pdhackley
RidiculouslyIncompetent
TheMomaw
Fun facts: Most people think of the turtle living entirely inside its shell, like a suit of armor. That's not true at all! The shell is part of the turtle, it's basically a rib cage that's expanded and evolved to have interlocking scales instead of skin. Rather than being dead inert material, the turtle's shell is part of the living turtle. It has nerves on the inside.
The practical upshot is that turtles loves scritches.
FPAlpha
So the turtle feels something when you handle the shell like scrubbing or giving scritches? It's not like our nails or hair, that has no nerves in it?
DustInComp
Isn't that one of those abrasive sponges that turns directly into microplastic when you use it?
doctorId
The little flippers going up got me
NuclearGradeIrony
ironymus
Quebeker
That’s an happy turtle
clang2101
I do believe you could have done that longer you tease....
battery1979
Don't forget to use the turtle wax.
hogeyegrex
When polishing your turtle.
Cat2BKittenMe
I want this job!
Aranon1183
That is one pretty turt!💙💙
honeybadgersRus
Turtles can feel scritches through their shell 😊
ISayGoodSirCouldIHaveSomeGoodChemicals
omg what beautiful coloring on that turtle is it a loggerhead I didn't know they came in black like that
SelfconsciouslyConfident
My clean pad buffs doing work
StealThisRepost
Dude was READY for the scrubbies.
sirwolfyy
Might like it, but also might just like that he gets food afterwards, because he probably does. Turtles love food, especially young turtles.
boxak
Even looking for more at the end.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
Humans really are at out best when we are giving itchy animals scratches.
do7rkb5n
Im just going to assume from here on it that this is our purpose. Move over philosophers, here comes Isthe4thtimethecharm
ArcticBuffin
Don't forget the coat of wax
Kazpur81S
I heard that turtles can feel stuff on their shells
PervertedTango
*happy turtle noices*