General Care Discussion

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:41 pm **This may sound weird... or maybe not.**

Yes, eum... I don't know if it's normal or not but my turtle most of the time eats its own excrements... My turtle is only 1 month old and I don't have a proper tank with all the accessories but I change the water daily, sometimes more than once in a day. Once I clean the water, he quickly poo's :oops:

and then looks at it for a few seconds and starts to eat it... I found that funny at the beginning but now it bothers me. I feed it properly twice a day 3-4 pellets but it still continues to eat its own poo... Is that normal? and is it okay for my turtle Smokes to eat it? :oops:

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:43 pm

completely normal.
if you feel a little weirded out by the act, many owners let their turtle feed in a separate containers, let them poop, and then transfer them back to the regular tank.

but eating their own poop isnt dangerous or harmful to them, just a little gross hahha.

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:51 pm

Oh Jeeze, why is this such a shy subject? :lol:

Yes, completely normal.

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:56 pm

Woo! Thanks:D I no longer need to worry about Smokes

Saves me the trouble of getting out his poo from his small tank.(I will get a 15 gallon tank very soon)

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:54 am

wait, how big is your turtle? what is he in now?

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:56 pm

a 15 gallon tank is no where near big enough.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:04 pm

Seriously? Every pet shop I've been too suggests a 15 gallon tank for my turtle. Odd... What size do you recommend?

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:09 pm

The recommendation is at least 10 gallons for every inch of turtle shell. For example, a 7 inch turtle would need at least a 70 gallon tank.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:10 pm

as big as you can get. seriously.

http://redearslider.com/index_habitat.html

read through this and the rest of the main site. it'l tell you everything you need to know pretty much.

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:29 pm

my turtle is about 2 inches long 10 months old and we got a free 55 gallon put about 45 gallons of water in it and she loves it!!
shes a good swimmer lovers to bathe and she or he does great...
but think about it would you wanna swim in a lil cubicle ? lol....
i would say 15 gallon does it about right.... for now....
but then again nobody should be selling "us" turtles that small in size....

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