Feeding and Nutrition :: He eats his own poop...

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Post Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:10 pm   He eats his own poop...

I'm assuming this is normal. He does it frequently. Gross to watch, but normal?
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:03 pm   Re: He eats his own poop...

Yes it's normal. My dog does it too, then comes inside the house and throws up!
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:59 pm   Re: He eats his own poop...

Yes its normal. Gross but normal.
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:10 pm   Re: He eats his own poop...

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.
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 1:47 pm   Re: He eats his own poop...

Can this cause a serious illness?
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:45 pm   Re: He eats his own poop...

Unknown, but I try to prevent it or clean it up as soon as possible.
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Post Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:21 am   Re: He eats his own poop...

Try to give your turtle food that look different from his poop. Maybe he mistook his own poop for some food. :D
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Post Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:36 am   Re: He eats his own poop...

Sadly, I don't think that would matter.
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Post Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 12:24 pm   Re: He eats his own poop...

i know this is an old post, but, *barfs all over*
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Post Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 11:15 am   Re: He eats his own poop...

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?
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Post Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 2:15 pm   Re: He eats his own poop...

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
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Post Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:09 pm   Re: He eats his own poop...

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
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