Re: droppings

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Posted by Joe on January 25, 1999 at 16:29:16:

In Reply to: Re: droppings posted by Marissa on January 25, 1999 at 15:40:35:

: Kyra, what kind of canned food are you feeding? Canned food is not a recommended diet for tortoises, as most of the beneficial nutrients and fiber are lost in canned food. Also, canned food is full of water. Russians like coarse, leafy greens, grasses,and clovers...the fiber from which helps to keep their digestive tract healthy. I would discontinue any type of canned food, as not only is it not a good thing to stuff your tortoise's gut with, but it is almost certainly the cause of the loose stool.

As I mentioned in a previous post, you need to eliminate the canned food. Once they get a taste of it thats all they want. And yes, it will make the stools loose. If you're able to get Tully to eat greens mixed in with the canned stuff try rubbing a little of the canned food on some turnip greens. Then try the turnip greens by themselves. The tort should do ok if the canned food is tortoise food. But its not good for the main diet over a long time.

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: : Kyra, what kind of canned food are you feeding? Canned food is not a recommended diet for tortoises, as most of the beneficial nutrients and fiber are lost in canned food. Also, canned food is full of water. Russians like coarse, leafy greens, grasses,and clovers...the fiber from which helps to keep their digestive tract healthy. I would discontinue any type of canned food, as not only is it not a good thing to stuff your tortoise's gut with, but it is almost certainly the cause of the loose stool. : As I mentioned in a previous post, you need to eliminate the canned food. Once they get a taste of it thats all they want. And yes, it will make the stools loose. If you're able to get Tully to eat greens mixed in with the canned stuff try rubbing a little of the canned food on some turnip greens. Then try the turnip greens by themselves. The tort should do ok if the canned food is tortoise food. But its not good for the main diet over a long time.

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