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How do you clean a soft shell turtle?
<br>BCR

Lets see when I was just a wee tyke my older sister had a box turtle, seem that I got my grubby little hands on the turtle an proceeded to bite its head off. The kicker was that when I was caught I was trying to put the little critters head back on. This could have been about the time my sister started saying she was an only child.
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<br>Bullwnkl.

BCR,
<br>I,m not an expert in soft shell turtles. In my younger days we'd snag a snappin' turtle in the sein once in a while. I tried dressing a big old 25 pounder once and decided then that I knew all I was ever going to know about turtle cleaning. What a chore!! As I recall that project turned into a half a day. Plus, my mom didn't want that "damn thing" in her house!!
<br>So, to answer your question......
<br>1) with a high pressure hose and mild detergent?
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<br>2) I give up......How do you clean a soft shell turtle??

I thought no one would ever ask!
<br>To clean a soft shell turtle you raise his tail and wipe his butt.
<br>BCR

BCR:
<br>I kind of thought I was playing straight man for you!
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<br>Glad to oblige.

With soft-shell crabs you just eat them whole... might not be a bad idea to clean 'em Boggy style first.
<br>art