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My Turtle eats his on poop, is that normal?

Yes, it's normal.

There are probably hundreds of threads all over the forums about this. I really mean that.

Hundreds.

So.. its not poisonous for him? Is there anything I can do about it? I will search up other forums now. Thank you!

There's nothing bad about him eating it and the only way to stop them is by cleaning it before he can get to it. It's a natural part of being a turtle.

So.... is it healthy or bad for him? Will he get sick?

It's not bad for him, he won't get sick. If you don't want him eating it, just take it out.

It's not healthy or unhealthy for them. I would equate it to a human eating celery. It doesn't offer anything good, but it's not going to make him sick.

Its normal I always saw my turts eat their own poo right away.. yuCkks~! can't help it to nett out before they eat it.. hehe.. it happen in sec..

Azfar wrote:Its normal I always saw my turts eat their own poo right away.. yuCkks~! can't help it to nett out before they eat it.. hehe.. it happen in sec..

Thankfully, mine don't do that. They seem to know it's not real food.

Yep! They do eat their on doo. It is called reptile recycling.

Lots of animals do it. Dogs do it sometimes, my pet rats do it a lot, and so does the turtle.

it's called recycling!

It's COMPLETELY normal! My turtles do that, and most other turtles do it. It's completely natural. Well, for them anyway!

Washu wrote:Lots of animals do it. Dogs do it sometimes, my pet rats do it a lot, and so does the turtle.

Dogs also eat their own poo?? .. I never seen that.. huhu..

I hope my cat didn't do dat.. hohoho

Yes they do. One of my dogs does it. My mom's dog loves to eat cat poop. It's really weird.

Its common for dogs, there is even a word for it, coprophagy. Sometimes dogs do it because they are lacking something in their diet, but sometimes it just becomes a habit. Dogs are attracted to cat poop because cat food is so high in protein it makes their poop smell delicious to a dog.