General Care Discussion :: turtle pooped something very strange?!?

[Jinxie6661]

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[blackforces get you]

picture please?. maybe its a egg. she might be gravid but if they are eggs they can be thrown away. is there a male in with her?. if there is they might be fertile depending on how old the male is. is there a male?

[Jinxie6661]

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[TheComputerGremlin]

Umm, no offense, but if she keeps pooing them out, why don't you get them out of there before she eats them again? I mean, they are probably not good, whatever they are, and once you get them out, you can examine them. Next time she poos them, take them out! Then you can continue watching her and see if she continues producing them or if it stops.

[ScrewZoo]

She doesnt need a male present to have eggs.. I think those are small peices of eggs that have broken up inside her.. which is not good.

[Pam]

Are you sure she is pooping them? You say they are flat and the description actually sounds like scutes she could be shedding? How flat are they?

[Jinxie6661]

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[Jinxie6661]

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[SpotsMama]

Most of the time does she poo normally?

[Jinxie6661]

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[SpotsMama]

Try taking a stool sample to a vet to have it checked for internal parasites. it's an easy test for a vet and shouldn't cost much. Collect a fresh sample by feeding her in a separate bowl then wait until she poops, then put her back in her tank and collect the sample. Usually turtles poop shortly after eating. You can get a little inexpensive plastic container of some sort to keep the sample in until you get it to the vets.