Re: torts pooping in water FOR 30+ YEARS!

Posted by YEP on June 14, 2001 at 20:44:13:

In Reply to: torts pooping in water posted by DaviDC. on June 14, 2001 at 19:00:01:

IT'S not something they grow out of. It's the nature of the beast! They don't let go of their retained fluid until they are getting it replaced by soaking again.

: I know that baby tortoises usually pee & poop in the water while drinking. At what age do they stop doing this? I have a Greek & a Hermanns, each about at year old, housed together in a 20"x8' pen that I built Memorial Day weekend. While they were inside, I didn't keep water in their pen but soaked 'em in a pan of lukewarm water every other day. Now they've got all of that room & still poop in & around their water dish. Will they outgrow this trait, or is this something I can look forward to for the next 30 years?

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: IT'S not something they grow out of. It's the nature of the beast! They don't let go of their retained fluid until they are getting it replaced by soaking again. : : I know that baby tortoises usually pee & poop in the water while drinking. At what age do they stop doing this? I have a Greek & a Hermanns, each about at year old, housed together in a 20"x8' pen that I built Memorial Day weekend. While they were inside, I didn't keep water in their pen but soaked 'em in a pan of lukewarm water every other day. Now they've got all of that room & still poop in & around their water dish. Will they outgrow this trait, or is this something I can look forward to for the next 30 years?

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