Originally posted by Karen
Turtle's shells are made of a hard material, like your fingernails. It would not bleed, just his fleshy parts can bleed.
Actually, that's wrong. Turtle shells CAN bleed. I've rescued many turtles who have had broken or even just chipped shells, but they're shell is almost always bleeding. My vet has a paste type stuff that he mends turtle shells with if the turtle can be saved. I have seen it so many times.