General Care Discussion :: Very strange turtle poop??

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:21 pm   Very strange turtle poop??

I rarely see my turtle poop but he seems very healthy. Today I finally saw him pooping and it was not a normal turtle poop.
It almost looked like lightly digested strips of celery with a bit of normal poop between the strips.
There is a sword tail plant in the aquarium which he doesnt eat and hasn't started eating vegetables.
I have another flake plant which even if he did eat would not have made his poop look like that.
I feed him a small amount of turtle pellets daily and every couple of days I give him a high in vitamin e pellet to help promote shedding.
Lastly, I think my turtle eats his poop daily. He's like a garbage disposal and eats his poop and my eels poop. At least I'm assuming so since I never see either.
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada

Turtle: RES about 6-8months old
Tank Mates: Mystery Snails, Peacock Eel, 2 cichlids
Habitat: 55 gal, UVA & UVB lighting, Live Plant and high volume filter
Diet: Pellets, jello shots (wont eat veggies :()
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Post Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 11:35 pm   Re: Very strange turtle poop??

I've never seen that kind of poop, but that doesn't mean it's a bad sign. Did you happen to take a picture?
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:49 pm   Re: Very strange turtle poop??

Him eating the waste is gross, but normal.
55 Gal(US) tank,
One Female Red Eared Slider
Name: Brixie
Bought on February 6th, 2011
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Peva
 
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Post Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 6:56 pm   Re: Very strange turtle poop??

Sounds like the tapeworm that my turtle has.
One RES named "The Hulk" (named by my kids. Lol ) 4 1/2" SCL
Rescued July 10, 2014 from a waste water treatment facility.
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