No poop?

[joseppa96]

Hey guys, I read a lot on here about constipated turtles, but I wanted to tell you guys about what's going on and ask for personal advice anyway, my little red foot Faven hasn't seemed to poop in awhile, I've been checking her enclosure frequently but I haven't seen any poop /: does she eat it? Has she just not been pooping? I feed her often, but there was a change in her diet recently, could that be the problem? I've been giving her soaks to try to help, please give me feed back!

 

[mattgrizzlybear]

Long soaks help. She may also be eating it

 

[joseppa96]

I also read that olive oils would help it she was constipated, and to put a little in her food, is that true?

 

[joseppa96]

She went it's okay now! I no longer have to worry

 

[ascott]

Mineral oil is what you would want to use IF there is a problem, however, it sounds like all has worked out in the end....(teehee, could not help it)

 

[lvstorts]

My Redfoots eat their poop like it was candy! During the winter months when they live in a shed I have to clean it 3x a day to lesson the poop eating!

Be sure to worm on a regular basis!

 

[wellington]

My Redfoots eat their poop like it was candy! During the winter months when they live in a shed I have to clean it 3x a day to lesson the poop eating!

Be sure to worm on a regular basis!

You really should not treat for worms, unless they have them. That is never a good practice in any animal. If you want to feed pumpkin with the skin and seeds ground up in it as a natural wormer. That's fine, but not any worming medication with out doing a fecal check.

 

[joseppa96]

I actually wanted to feed her pumpkin anyway does it really deworm or does it just kill bacteria? I read about it doing those but I wasn't sure