Feeding and Nutrition :: eating poo?

[someone]

i walked in to turn my turtles light off and i caught him eating his poo

thats the first time i have seen him do that and he was feed today, is that normal??

reply if u can thanks

[feng]

Yes, that is perfectly normal. Don't worry, all is fine. =]

[TheComputerGremlin]

You'll hardly ever find poo, which is really bad if you ever need it for the vet ... Don't worry, your turtle probably isn't eating *all* of it, much of it disintegrates into the water, hence why we don't give our turtles kisses!

[industrial_girl_2000]

Totally normal. Just very gross for us to watch, LOL!!!!!

[res08]

When a turtle eats a fish, he's also eating their poo.

I've never seen my hatchling poo but I've seen his droppings and they are the size of a grain of uncooked rice.