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Their shell scutes? Maybe. But it also depends on how humanized their skin texture has become. Humans shed lots of dead skin, too, though mostly as an oily residue that contributes to house dust and becomes food for dust mites. This is why exfolation is a thing. The turtles however, have been known to sweat, so they have mammal (human) sweat glands, which means other characteristics of their skin could also be more mammal than reptile, so I consider it entirely possible that they shed their skin in a more human way as well. (Sweat glands and shivering are also clues that they are functionally warm-blooded.)