I really don't know what to think.
I caught my Mississippi mud turtle, Millie, appearing to intentionally eat pieces of gravel in her tank. When I saw it the first time, I thought maybe she was getting carried away trying to get worm bits since she appeared to be picking up bits of gravel right where I had fed her an earthworm just a few hours before.
But tonight I just found her with a piece of gravel in her mouth, trying to chomp on it, and finally SWALLOWING it!
WHAT THE HECK??!?!??
I just gave her more food pellets in case she's hungry (but I fed her a few hours ago, so I don't really think so-)
And I floated a cuttle bone in her tank, but so far she's avoiding it.
Anybody have experience with an aquatic turtle intentionally eating gravel??!?!?
I caught my Mississippi mud turtle, Millie, appearing to intentionally eat pieces of gravel in her tank. When I saw it the first time, I thought maybe she was getting carried away trying to get worm bits since she appeared to be picking up bits of gravel right where I had fed her an earthworm just a few hours before.
But tonight I just found her with a piece of gravel in her mouth, trying to chomp on it, and finally SWALLOWING it!
WHAT THE HECK??!?!??
I just gave her more food pellets in case she's hungry (but I fed her a few hours ago, so I don't really think so-)
And I floated a cuttle bone in her tank, but so far she's avoiding it.
Anybody have experience with an aquatic turtle intentionally eating gravel??!?!?