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Eating own poop
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Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:11 pmby Cidghoul
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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Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:23 pmby cam722
Unfortunately.. that's rather normal.
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Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:51 pmby missibsu
Isn't it just lovely?!
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Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:56 pmby ellman605
Nasty but Normal
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:17 amby grey goose
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:57 amby Muirner
i must say, i laughed when i read this.. good times...
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:10 amby JNZBCBnLIL
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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Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:25 pmby industrial_girl_2000
Totally normal. Occasionally I scoop it out, but she usually gets to it before I can.
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Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:38 pmby Blue Flamingo
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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Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:40 pmby marisa
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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Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:56 amby FanOfTurts
It's completely gross....but it's normal for turtles.
