tortoise n red ear sliders gravel eating
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:47 am
i saw this on tortoise trust web
20) Our turtle seems to be eating rocks on the bottom of her tank! What do we do about this?
[Jody Karlin] Nothing, it is normal behavior for some species to consume gravel ie..Diamondback Terrapins do it religiously. Although the exact reason for this is open to debate, the most prevalent theory is that the gravel aids in the digestive process. Don't worry about blockage, they will "pass the stones", so to speak.
i have heard tt gravels are harmful to RES since they can get intestine problems or sth
how bout tortoise?
isit true tt its ok for tortoise to swallow gravel if they do it accidentally
20) Our turtle seems to be eating rocks on the bottom of her tank! What do we do about this?
[Jody Karlin] Nothing, it is normal behavior for some species to consume gravel ie..Diamondback Terrapins do it religiously. Although the exact reason for this is open to debate, the most prevalent theory is that the gravel aids in the digestive process. Don't worry about blockage, they will "pass the stones", so to speak.
i have heard tt gravels are harmful to RES since they can get intestine problems or sth
how bout tortoise?
isit true tt its ok for tortoise to swallow gravel if they do it accidentally