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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:07 am   white string poop?

I just saw Chong with a long white stringy poop hanging from his/her butt...

huh?
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:37 am   

Is there anything like that he would have been able to get ahold of and eat?
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:49 am   

Wierd. Is it poop-like or is it some kind of foriegn matter? I guess if it comes off and he's eating and behaving normally then it's nothing to worry about. Unless it could be some kinda of parasite, a worm or something.
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:47 am   

Ive read a post like this before, but there were no answers for it. No one knew or responded... it was a white string coming out.
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 12:08 pm   

What has he been eating? Has he ever done this before? Could he have accidentally injested something like a hair? Are you sure it's actually poop---how long is it? Can you post a pic of it?
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 6:48 pm   

Maybe it was a piece of shedded skin that was coming off of the tail?
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 7:10 pm   

no, it was stringy white long poop...

they only eat reptomin and i've been introducing them to romaine lettuce but they don't seem to like it...

i just got back from work, they seem fine...
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 7:24 pm   

I hesitate to ask this, but what happened to it? If you see anything like that again, can you get a pic of it?
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:53 pm   

I've heard one or two cases in which it was a parasite, or the remains of a parasite. But it could be anything... collect a sample if you could.
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:08 pm   

HELP!! It happened again, I took pictures of it, I'm really worried now!!!

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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:13 pm   

Maybe you should save the white stuff in a ziplock bag, take the turtle to the vet and have them take a look at him and the white stuff..It could be a parasite?..It doesnt look normal.
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:13 pm   

:shock: Whoa, that does not look right! You should get that turtle to a vet. Put that stringy thing in a container or baggy and refridgerate it until you can bring it to the vet.
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:17 pm   

I third that!
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:22 pm   

well, the only place that will look at her this late in the night will charge $165... they wouldn't even want to help me over the phone... [---]...

I'll wait and take her to the vet tomorrow morning... I'm off...

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I'm so scared, she looks fine and is acting normal though...
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Post Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:23 pm   

I threw away the poop before I posted the pics too... if she poops it again, I will keep it...
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