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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:00 pm   Turtle eats his on poop?

My Turtle eats his on poop, is that normal?
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:27 pm   

Yes, it's normal.

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

Hundreds.
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 11 y.o.
Hurricane - RES, approx. 19 y.o., 7.00in. long
Typhoon - RES hybrid, approx. 19 y.o., 8 in. long
Sadie - RES, approx. 30+ y.o., 11.5in. long
Sophie - Colombian red tail boa, 15 y.o., 5 ft. long
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:11 pm   

So.. its not poisonous for him? Is there anything I can do about it? I will search up other forums now. Thank you!
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:13 pm   

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.
~Christi
1.0 RES: Mikey R.I.P.
1.0 Het for Albino Red Tail Boa: Kaa ~adopted out
0.0.1 Northern BTS: Petri ~now a well-loved class pet
1.0 Am. Staff Mix: Brutus R.I.P.
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:25 pm   

So.... is it healthy or bad for him? Will he get sick?
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:25 am   

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.
~Christi
1.0 RES: Mikey R.I.P.
1.0 Het for Albino Red Tail Boa: Kaa ~adopted out
0.0.1 Northern BTS: Petri ~now a well-loved class pet
1.0 Am. Staff Mix: Brutus R.I.P.
1.0 German Shepherd: Pax
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:17 am   

Its normal :D 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.. :P
*Kiki & Riri ~ 2 Female RES 5' - I lost Riri
* 2 Yellow Bellied Slider - One left
* 1 Chinese Golden Thread Turtle - Lost
*Yellow ~ Female Malayan Box Turtle
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:49 am   

Azfar wrote:Its normal :D 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.. :P


Thankfully, mine don't do that. They seem to know it's not real food.
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 11 y.o.
Hurricane - RES, approx. 19 y.o., 7.00in. long
Typhoon - RES hybrid, approx. 19 y.o., 8 in. long
Sadie - RES, approx. 30+ y.o., 11.5in. long
Sophie - Colombian red tail boa, 15 y.o., 5 ft. long
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:05 am   

Yep! They do eat their on doo. It is called reptile recycling.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:15 pm   

Lots of animals do it. Dogs do it sometimes, my pet rats do it a lot, and so does the turtle.
1 RES- Tonberry
3 dogs- Dooku, Range, and Odin
4 cats- Vivi, Ryo-Ohki, Edea, and Zelda
2 rats- Ashe, and Smeagol
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:28 pm   

it's called recycling!
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:58 pm   

It's COMPLETELY normal! My turtles do that, and most other turtles do it. It's completely natural. Well, for them anyway! :lol:
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:49 pm   

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?? :shock:.. I never seen that.. huhu..

I hope my cat didn't do dat.. hohoho
*Kiki & Riri ~ 2 Female RES 5' - I lost Riri
* 2 Yellow Bellied Slider - One left
* 1 Chinese Golden Thread Turtle - Lost
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:27 am   

Yes they do. One of my dogs does it. My mom's dog loves to eat cat poop. It's really weird.
~Christi
1.0 RES: Mikey R.I.P.
1.0 Het for Albino Red Tail Boa: Kaa ~adopted out
0.0.1 Northern BTS: Petri ~now a well-loved class pet
1.0 Am. Staff Mix: Brutus R.I.P.
1.0 German Shepherd: Pax
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:42 am   

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.
1 RES- Tonberry
3 dogs- Dooku, Range, and Odin
4 cats- Vivi, Ryo-Ohki, Edea, and Zelda
2 rats- Ashe, and Smeagol
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