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Turtle eating own crap
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:49 pmby gizzle1111
Hi,
It is a relatively recent event, but my RES 'Gus' has started eating his own crap. Could this be a sign of boredom/not enough food?
Just wondering if anyone else has experience this and if there are any recommendations?
Thanks very much for your help.
Cheers!
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:14 pmby jenaero
It's disgusting, but normal. RES are oportunistic eaters and will eat anything, including their own poop. I had a dog that did that.
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:17 pmby ellman605
join the club, i'm officially opening the poop eaters club, PM me so i can put your name in my sig
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:23 pmby sublime1008
wait a second, he can say crap but i cant say @$$? messed up man. But my turtle does it too.
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:36 pmby marisa
Get a turkey baster and use it to suck up the poop, if you don't want him eating it all the time.
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:17 pmby gizzle1111
Hey guys, thanks for the quick responses. This is a great forum, i have already learnt a lot from reading other peoples questions and answers.
Cheers
Gareth
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:24 pmby Spookster
Ours is a poop eater too. When I see her doing it I try to get her attention and tell her to knock it off and she gives me this look like "What? What'd I do?"
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:31 pmby ellman605
same thing happens when mine are nipping the snails lol.
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Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:16 amby weirdalison
my turtles will see their poop and think it's food at first. then they smell it and get grossed out and leave it alone.
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Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:09 pmby melnez
I just saw mine eating poop, and was wondering if that was what I really was seeing. But yup...i've a poop eater too. And it's not like she doesn't get enough food...i just feed her.
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Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:57 pmby Giddy
is caca better?