General Care Discussion :: Black things in the tank

Taking care of your turtle's overall health.

Post Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:46 pm   Black things in the tank

I'll try to add pictures when it happens again, but for now, my description will have to do.

I've had my RES for 5 years and lately I've noticed something different he's been doing. His tank has been smelling worse and when I clean it - or even before that - I find these little black clumps that basically look like animal droppings. This has happened for the past month or so, but before that, I had never seen his droppings larger than stuff floating around or collected in a corner. It's a dark brown, basically black color.

Anybody have any suggestions or an idea of what this is and how it could be solved?
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:02 am   

Sounds like regular poop. Turtle poop is normally little logs until it breaks down in the water. If its black maybe he's just been a little bit constipated lately.
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