Poop

[Mochii]

Hello,

A quick question. How exactly does a healthy poop look like?

In the beginning when I got Marley, his poop was silvery and looked like cigarette stuff. But today, I found him pooping a long doggy-poop looking poop. Is it because he's not eating enough grass?

What can I do to fix his poop?

Thanks.

- M&M .

 

[Yvonne G]

It sounds to me as if the more recent poop was the more natural-looking. If he's getting a lot of grass then the poop would look like little grass cigars. I doubt it should ever look "silvery."

Yvonne

 

[MarysTort]

Silver poop? That sounds scary.

I feed my sulcata mostly grasses, weeds, clovers and grape leaves. Very occasionally grocery store lettuces. His poop is dark brown/green and long and not too soft. Looks kind of grassy even.

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Ha Ha! Grass cigars! That's a perfect explanation.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Baby Sulcata poop like like miniature turds with strands of grass running thru it and holding it together...looking exactly like grass cigars...only small

 

[Mochii]

I found a picture online.. like this?
http://www.turtlerescues.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4915

- M&M.

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes, but if yours isn't eating any grass, it would look the same but without the grass in it.

Yvonne

 

[Stazz]

Wow those are some good looking poops LOL ! Tallula's poop has always been healthy, thank God !

 

[spring pace]

now thats what you want your torts poop to look like. you got that and you have a very healthy tort. grazing is the best. smiles, spring & galileo

 

[Mochii]

Thank you!

Marley pooped on my hand today and I was able to confirm that his poop looks similar, but like Yvonne said, with no grass in it because he's not eating bulk s of them.

- M&M.

 

[Stazz]

Lucky it was just your hand !!! Tallula pooped and peed on Nick's chest one day when she was snoozing on his chest,and it ran down his tummy haha....boy oh boy did I laugh. I was laughing so much that it took me quite a while to get up and get some tissue to clean him up hahaha, and he was like "aw no, I don't think she likes me" - was quite funny.