Scale time!

[Yellow Turtle01]

Earlier today I picked this lovely one out my females RES's lair-

-it's one of the biggest I've seen so far! I sometimes save the really big ones, because I absolutely LOVE how gorgoues the patterns are on the intact scales.
I guess 'shedding' is popular today, though, because every single one of the turtles is losing layers.
Question-
Since these really don't break down and the filter can't process them, what do you guys do? I just strain the out if I see one floating about.
Also, occasionally I give my turtles and hand when shedding, and peel off the scales that are ready to come off. Good idea?

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

cool

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Use for "press-on" nails?

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Use for "press-on" nails?

I think that would take turtle keeping to a whole new level... maybe I should design a line of clothes made from shed scutes!
*scratchy

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

In all seriousness though, I would like to make them into something, just like, a covering for a jar or something.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Is that a water turtle only thing? (The shedding of scutes.)

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Is that a water turtle only thing? (The shedding of scutes.)

Yes.
That's actually kind of weird, I think.
Tortoises should too? I don't know, maybe it affects how tortoises grow differently

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I've been keeping R/Fs for about eleven years or so. I've never seen a scale or a scute laying around. I really have no clue, either.