Strangest Foreign Object Consumed by a Tortoise

[MPRC]

I've mostly found sticks and bark and a small rock, my iguana was another story. Cute stringy undies with lace can travel nearly unharmed through a 13lb lizard. Needless to say I got really good about cleaning up my laundry. That was way gross.

 

[Razan]

Plastic grocery bag that blew into the yard. Yes they passed it fine. It was shredded and mixed in with the grass when it came out.

The blown in plastic grocery bags are menace to our poor daft sulcata's who cannot seem to resist them. Fortunately they seem unfazed and just pass it out in the end. Mine did, I mean, my sulcata did

 

[Maggie Cummings]

I've mostly found sticks and bark and a small rock, my iguana was another story. Cute stringy undies with lace can travel nearly unharmed through a 13lb lizard. Needless to say I got really good about cleaning up my laundry. That was way gross.

But funny!!!!

 

[MichiganFrog]

Bob sounds like my Beasty Boy. He' the explorer, protector of his domain, billy goat, and yet, he' so obedient and super smart. Was Bob like that?

BTW, one of my nicknames for Beasty Boy is Tarzantor, as in "this is my domain and I eject those who come here, for I am tarzantor, lord of the tortoise pen".

 

[aimeerusko]

First week with our Russian he ate the foot right off my three year olds Barbie. I thought for sure my kid would be mad but she thinks it's cool. tells everyone Barbie was attacked by shell monster. My husband taped a little bit of wood to the Barbie leg and now she is a pirate. Also the Barbie bits passed out no problem but I scared.

 

[gamera154]

hair l long hair not from me but his poop was connected by only one long hair

 

[sibi]

I've got something else Beasty Boy eat. His outside yard is fairly clear of debris except for some old flower pots and whatever moss that was in one of them. Well, I just noticed that half the moss was gone, and I probably wouldn't have notices it if it were for Baby Runt trying to bite some of it too. Of course, she couldn't, but then I looked at it and realized why Beasty Boy may be sick with intestinal problems, again! Poor baby Apparently, the stuff could have caused a blockage. In fact, not knowing what was making him sick, I brought him to our vet where x-rays showed an area of intestinal tract bulging out. The vet said she was concerned about that area but could not see what was causing the bulging. I now know what it is and as he tries to poop some of it out, I find it to be hard and compact. I believe he'll poop it all out eventually, but if he lived in the wild, I think his belly will be his doing in!!!

 

[Anyfoot]

I've got something else Beasty Boy eat. His outside yard is fairly clear of debris except for some old flower pots and whatever moss that was in one of them. Well, I just noticed that half the moss was gone, and I probably wouldn't have notices it if it were for Baby Runt trying to bite some of it too. Of course, she couldn't, but then I looked at it and realized why Beasty Boy may be sick with intestinal problems, again! Poor baby Apparently, the stuff could have caused a blockage. In fact, not knowing what was making him sick, I brought him to our vet where x-rays showed an area of intestinal tract bulging out. The vet said she was concerned about that area but could not see what was causing the bulging. I now know what it is and as he tries to poop some of it out, I find it to be hard and compact. I believe he'll poop it all out eventually, but if he lived in the wild, I think his belly will be his doing in!!!

I've seen our reds eating moss off the rocks in our garden.

 

[sibi]

I've seen our reds eating moss off the rocks in our garden.

But, the moss on broken branches are small amounts. The amount beasty boy ate was huge amounts. That could be a problem.

 

[Anyfoot]

But, the moss on broken branches are small amounts. The amount beasty boy ate was huge amounts. That could be a problem.

I was just thinking moss on rocks has little or no soil. Maybe your beasty ate a lot of soil with the moss.