Tortoise excretion

[dict]

Hi all,

I have been noticing that my baby red footed(3 months) excretion is sticky and vicious. Anybody experiencing the same issue?

I feed my tortoise vegetables such as endives and bak choy. I also feed them rep cal food.


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[abclements]

Rep cal food? Do you mean you supplement the food with reptcal? He definitely needs more variety in his diet.

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[theelectraco]

Rep cal food? Do you mean you supplement the food with reptcal? He definitely needs more variety in his diet.

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That fruity pebble colored food is made by repcal.


0.1.0 Dachshund
0.0.1 Redfoot
1.0.0 Greek

 

[abclements]

Haha! Thanks, I've always just called it fruity pebbles lol

To the OP, if you're going to feed an artificial diet type food, I would feed something that is a little more beneficial, like zoomed tortoise food or Mazuri. But these really should be used to supplement weeds and other greens.

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That will probably help your little guys poos

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[RosieRedfoot]

My redfoot makes huge logs. Like, larger than her entire head/neck. They're a dark brown/green and kind of wet but not slimey and dry up quick so I assume they're as expected. I feed her greens, weeds, herbs, flowers, bell peppers, mushrooms, squash, various fruit depending on season/sugar content, and Mazuri. Maybe try adding more "real" foods and less processed ones. And if their poo doesn't firm up with that, maybe the vet should do a fecal check for parasites or something like coccidia.

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They aren't as big around as her neck, but certainly in length... I call her a pooping rock.

 

[theelectraco]

Sometimes I am shocked at the size of poop that comes out of my tortoise.


0.1.0 Dachshund
0.0.1 Redfoot
1.0.0 Greek

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Dict:

What goes in is what comes out. Your tortoise needs more roughage in its diet.