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Re: Tort constipation?


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Posted by Terry on May 25, 2000 at 21:29:26:

In Reply to: Re: Tort constipation? posted by Heather on May 25, 2000 at 20:38:26:

What Heather said is very true.

My adult sulcatas however go everyday like clockwork, of course they would!
The smaller sulcatas every couple of days.
My leopard babies also went every 2-3 days as did my sub adult.
5 days is quite a long time, but a couple more days won't hurt. Don't leave it too long though.
If your leopard tort is anything like most of my torts/turts he'll go on the way to the vets, or right there on the vets table!
They love my large sulcatas at the vets, but not the horrible mess they leave behind!


: Terry has given you a wealth of information.
: Tortoises have an incredibly slow metabolism and they don't go everyday. Like Terry said, if he doesn't go in a few more days, take him to the vet. It seems that most go a couple of times a week.




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