Feeding and Nutrition :: Eating own poop

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:11 pm   Eating own poop

I just saw one of our res take a poo then turn directly around and eat it. Is this normal? They get fed as directed on this site so i assume theyre well fed. Also they are pretty young only about 2 inch shells.
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:23 pm   

Unfortunately.. that's rather normal.
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:51 pm   

Isn't it just lovely?!
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:56 pm   

Nasty but Normal
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:17 am   

:roll:
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:57 am   

i must say, i laughed when i read this.. good times...
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:10 am   

my turtle likes to accidentally mistake his poop for food and eat it- but then he spits it right back out! haha I assume some of them may like what they've gotten a hold of... animals are capable of doing some pretty nasty stuff! ;) lol
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:25 pm   

Totally normal. Occasionally I scoop it out, but she usually gets to it before I can.
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Post Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:38 pm   

My guess is that the poo still has some nutrients in it. Well... thats why rabbits(and some other animals) eat their poo. So I've been told.
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Post Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:40 pm   

I used to have a race with my RES to scoop out the poop before he could get to it. Now that he's older, he's not as interested in it any more. Probably knows there's better stuff to be had if he waits... :)
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:56 am   

It's completely gross....but it's normal for turtles.
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