General Care Discussion :: Too much sand??

[lilskip3125]

Hi everyone, havnt been on in a while. I've updated fionas tank and added pink play sand. But the only problem now is that she is always eating the sand! And I mean like I have to bribe her with pellets to stop eating. I wasn't to worried until I saw her.. Poop the other day. It's nothing but pink sand! It's almost like a white/clear outside but is filled with sand. Is this healthy?? It's to the point where I just wanna take the sand out. She eats it by the mouthful! Any kinda information will help. I just don't want this to hurt her. Thanks a lot!!

[steve]

How long has she had the sand in her tank? If she won't stop, then you have to remove it

[lilskip3125]

It's been maybe a month.. If that. So it's new but It almost as if she likes it! Lol I just didn't know if this was normal or what. Thanks for the reply!

[jameshermanto]

maybe the problem is the color. PINK!

pink should come out again pink!~
not white =.=
if white, means stomach absorbs the color!
and turn the organ into pink!
=.= am i using the right sentences?
and do you guys get it?

[steve]

Good point, though I think they said it was also pink...

[lilskip3125]

Hey! so yea the outter shell of the poop is white.. and when it breaks open there is all the pink sand. now i went shopping for some food and i noticed she was eating the smaller pellets for turts under 6 inches.. well Fiona is 7.25 inches so i bought a bigger pellet for her. i dont know if this will help, i noticed her this morning eating some sand but i yell her name a few times and she comes up to the surface to see me. I really hope she stops this because her tank is really cool. wish i could upload pics via iphone. Anyways, thanks for the help!

[Marcus.85]

I think you should remove the sand even if it's 'really cool'.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

I never heard of RES pooping white poop..... I think you should remove it before it gets worse.