Turtles can feel throughout their shells however their shells are covered in a layer of keratin (similar to fingernails). However something to consider is that turtles can tell when something is touching their shell, and they generally do not like it. This can cause some turtles to act aggressively.
Turtles also do not have nerve endings in their shells but touching it causes a shift in the tissues that keep it attached to their bodies. This can be compared to the way you cannot feel your hairs or fingernails being touched but rather them being pushed or pulled from the tissues that they are rooted in.
Basically turtles are able to feel through their shells but they will not feel a lot of sensitivity during it. Sensation does transmit through the turtle’s shell however for many this is a sensation that they would prefer to avoid. Some turtles do however enjoy being scratched in the joints between their scutes, especially when they are growing.
…If they can feel throughout their shells, then they have nerve endings.
When you touch or even cut your fingernail, do you feel a sensation in the fingernail or the nerve endings elsewhere on your finger?
i posted this on here let us see if it is posted as I do not think this person has a clue about raising turtles.
UMMMM Do you or have you raised Semi Aquat’s I HAVE. At this moment I have my 16 year old SEMI-AQUAT YELLY-BELLY IN MY LAP!!! DON’T SPREAD BULLSHIT WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!!!! Yes THEIR shell is covered in layers BUT THEY DO FEEL THROUGH THEIR SHELL AND IF THEY HAVE BEEN RAISED SINCE BABIES THEY DO NOT MIND THEIR SHELL BEING TOUCHED AT ALL! YOU MAKE ME LAUGH WITH YOUR INFO AS YOU ARE SO WRONG!!!
Turtles also do not have nerve endings in their shells! i beg to differ! HAVE YOU EVER PEELED A DRY SHELL PC OFF OF A TURTLE SLOWLY!!!!! THEY DO FEEL IT……..BUT HE LETS ME KNOW HOW FAR I CAN GO!!! DO NOT POST CRAP UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have had pet TURTLES FOR YEARS!!!! SO STOP BEING MISLEADING WITH YOUR UNKNOWN BS!!!
UMMMM Do you or have you raised Semi Aquat’s I HAVE. At this moment I have my 16 year old SEMI-AQUAT YELLY-BELLY IN MY LAP!!! DON’T SPREAD BULLSHIT WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!!!! Yes THEIR shell is covered in layers BUT THEY DO FEEL THROUGH THEIR SHELL AND IF THEY HAVE BEEN RAISED SINCE BABIES THEY DO NOT MIND THEIR SHELL BEING TOUCHED AT ALL! YOU MAKE ME LAUGH WITH YOUR INFO AS YOU ARE SO WRONG!!!
Turtles also do not have nerve endings in their shells! i beg to differ! HAVE YOU EVER PEELED A DRY SHELL PC OFF OF A TURTLE SLOWLY!!!!! THEY DO FEEL IT……..BUT HE LETS ME KNOW HOW FAR I CAN GO!!! DO NOT POST CRAP UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have had pet TURTLES FOR YEARS!!!! SO STOP BEING MISLEADING WITH YOUR UNKNOWN BS!!!