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He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:10 pm
by EdieOnline
I'm assuming this is normal. He does it frequently. Gross to watch, but normal?

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:03 pm
by devilduck
Yes it's normal. My dog does it too, then comes inside the house and throws up!

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:59 pm
by Kansasslider
Yes its normal. Gross but normal.

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:10 pm
by steve
Try to see if you can find a pattern, then you can try to scoop it out. Sometimes they poop right after eating, sometimes at night, when basking, etc.

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 1:47 pm
by SINGHSTAR
Can this cause a serious illness?

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:45 pm
by steve
Unknown, but I try to prevent it or clean it up as soon as possible.

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:21 am
by mythicalpet
Try to give your turtle food that look different from his poop. Maybe he mistook his own poop for some food. :D

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:36 am
by steve
Sadly, I don't think that would matter.

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 12:24 pm
by Skippah
i know this is an old post, but, *barfs all over*

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 11:15 am
by RC!
Like actual barf? Literally when the turtle tries to eat it it dissolves and he spits out whatever he bite and everything becomes a mess -_- but if it's actual barf then monitor and see if it happens again. Barf/vomiting in general is never good! What did he eat and what did the 'barf' look like?

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 2:15 pm
by Skippah
RC! wrote:Like actual barf? Literally when the turtle tries to eat it it dissolves and he spits out whatever he bite and everything becomes a mess -_- but if it's actual barf then monitor and see if it happens again. Barf/vomiting in general is never good! What did he eat and what did the 'barf' look like?

i mean me barfing

Re: He eats his own poop...

PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:09 pm
by Dman12345
My turtle named General Patton some times feast on feces, nothing to worry about. You need to have a clean tank that is the appropriate size, the bigger the better. Just wanted to add that I bought GP an amazon sword plant today and he uprooted part of the plant and ate all the roots. Treat them we'll and they will reward you. GP is always active and tears up everything, he is pretty bad [---]. Hahahaha