Sea turtle barnacle removal... I did not need another obsession 😅

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Harlow the sea turtle getting his barnacles removed. I've been watching barnacle removal videos for the last 20 minutes.

Her barnacles sorry, Harlow is a female

That's so satisfying!!

Takes Sporning to a new level. 😅

I didn't realise it was such a documented thing. And what a gorgeous creature.

She's very patient!

Oooh this scratches an itch. Very satisfying. Bless her though that must have been uncomfortable having all of those on her!

Look for the guys who do that for lobsters, incredible to watch and you learn all about the lobsters. Sorry I can remember their channel name.

So many questions!!
I’ll be back when I’ve googled barnacles and managed to pull myself back out of that hole.

Wow. She is so patient 😍

Did parts of her shell get removed with some of the barnacles?

Also I noticed she was sitting on a sponge to keep her comfy...how sweet! And the golf cart taxi

Try hoof trimming next!

The Hoof GP on YouTube.

Jacob knowles! He cleans them off, gives them a snack and throws them back (if too small, too large or breeding females)

Why do they need to take the barnacles off, do they harm the shell?

This. mmmmm I have quite the crush.

They can affect them if they are excessive so far as I've read. Then they add too much weight to the turtle, making it difficult to swim, and can create cracks in the skin, causing infections. Some stop the turtle from seeing properly apparently.

Yes! I am totally addicted to hoof trims. The ones I like best have cows limping in, loadsa pus and then a very happy cow almost bounding away on a foot with a block (and sometimes you can find the follow up vids to see how well they are after an amazingly short time!!!)

Happy to find a fellow hoof sporner!

That's axsatisfying noise when they cracked the barnacle.
Is itvs special barnacle removal tool, do you think?