i have been letting my hatchlings graze on grasses, dandis, clovers ,and hibiscus trees 4 days a week, and lately when i bring them inside, their mouths are dirty and look like they are wearing dark almost black lipstick.. it comes off when i wash them with a q-tip but they hate it when i do that.. i was wandering if anyoneelses sulcatas get dirty mouths after grazeing outside or is it something i need to get checked out at the vet.. they are both eating well and gaining weight and havent lost any weight, or any appetite..
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I gave my sulcata some spinach leaves and his mouth turned green! But eventually it wore off. It was a little weird looking. 
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Jamie
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Jamie
1 Sulcata (Bowser)
www.myspace.com/bowsertortoise
Mine have dirty mouths and if you see pictures of well fed large adults you will see most of them have "dirty" mouths too. Its because they are crushing up all their food with their beaks and some of the foods contain more moisture so it gets sticky. Nothing to worry about.
DozersMom said:
Plus, most of them eat their poop!
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i have been letting my hatchlings graze on grasses, dandis, clovers ,and hibiscus trees 4 days a week, and lately when i bring them inside, their mouths are dirty and look like they are wearing dark almost black lipstick.. it comes off when i wash them with a q-tip but they hate it when i do that.. i was wandering if anyoneelses sulcatas get dirty mouths after grazeing outside or is it something i need to get checked out at the vet.. they are both eating well and gaining weight and havent lost any weight, or any appetite..
They get it from the green in the grasses, (chlorophyll maybe?)
and from eating poop...lol
They get it from the green in the grasses, (chlorophyll maybe?)
and from eating poop...lol
No worries, and you know what? They will get used to you washing their mouths: I know my Snortie Tortie got used to it pretty quickly, and altho MR. Sweeetheart still tries to hide from it, he is getting better about it.
Of course, as others have written, it will wear off and is no biggie, but I still like to "brush their teeth" when I give them a bath, lol.
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Purpod
Of course, as others have written, it will wear off and is no biggie, but I still like to "brush their teeth" when I give them a bath, lol.
Happy Sunday to All ~
Purpod
wizzasmum said:DozersMom said:
And when you don't see it. it has already been eaten
LOL, yep
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Jamie
1 Sulcata (Bowser)
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It's fine its just cuz the moistness from the greens they eat dye there mouths for a few days or weeks the darker the greens the darker there mouths will get.
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