General Care Discussion :: turtle poop question

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Post Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:43 am   Re: turtle poop question

90+ can be a bit much. It also depends on the size of space, surface, and shade.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 5:22 pm   Re: turtle poop question

Her tank in the house isn't very big but we can't afford a bigger one and I give her lots of shade when she's outside
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 1:16 am   Re: turtle poop question

My turtle pooped in the tank today but I caught her trying to eat it. What does this mean? And I've notice I never had the right water temp but I fixed it it was to cold that's why she wasn't pooping.
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 1:54 pm   Re: turtle poop question

What was the temperature before and now? As for eating poop... most RES will try when they are in a tank. Try to scoop it out before they get to it.
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:37 pm   Re: turtle poop question

Oke I'll scoop it out. And I don't know what the temps tire is and was I don't have a thermometer I need to buy one. All I know is that it feels warmer then before.
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:30 am   Re: turtle poop question

Is it a bad habit for a turtle to be eating their own poop? Or do we just use our own judgement for this?

My turtle has been doing it for years and I have never tried to stop him.. but should I be preventing it from happening?
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:50 pm   Re: turtle poop question

I try to net it out as soon as possible, but use your best judgement on this. If there was a way to reliably prevent it, I would look into it.
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