Quick question (tortoise pees on food)

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snappyturtle

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I got my Mediterranean tortoise two days ago....

I'm definitely new to this.

When he eats, he sometimes urinates in his food.
I don't know if I need to take out the contaminated food?
Is it bad for him ?
 

Jomoore30

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Quick question, who can help me

They can eat their own poo but I don't think it's good for them to eat urates, I'm not very qualified on this though but hopefully someone else can help
 

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Quick question, who can help me

He eats when we are not here and he lays in his food when eating it, not every time but most times he does urinate on it, and what if we aren't here...

We have been taking him out cleaning it and taking out the food that's touching it.

Bt just wondering for when we aren't here x
 

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Quick question, who can help me

My Mediterranean tort, Elsa, ALWAYS pees in her food dish. Lots of torts do this- it's gross to us but apparently pretty natural for them. It doesn't seem to do them any harm. I just rinse off her dish at the end of the day.
 

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RE: Quick question, who can help me

Yeah...kinda gross, and no matter how long you are around them it never gets less gross...lol... pee'g and poo'g is normal and they even seek out the poo niblets to toss down....uccckkkk
 

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RE: Quick question, who can help me

I have always thought they do this to discourage other tortoises from eating their food.
 
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