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Re: sulcata eating rocks

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Posted by tortusjack on April 11, 2003 at 13:47:36:

In Reply to: sulcata eating rocks posted by pochebear on April 11, 2003 at 11:03:38:

All my 3 sulcata's do this.
I think its something to do aiding digestion.
However they do only "eat" white / light coloured pebbles/stones, which then pass out at the other end.

To ensure that they do only eat the "correct" size, I purposely use a 1/2" pea gravel (UK terminology)scattered in selected area's of the garden, knowing this will easily pass through their gut.

graham(UK)


:Has anyone else had this problem? We let George out on the deck, supervised, to take care of the dandelions next to the house. He love those, and started in on the rocks also. They're just ornamental rocks, and pretty big, inch or so across. He didn't actually get any, i kept an eye on him, but he kept biting at them. I've noticed some people have small rocks in their enclosures outside and wonder if their torts have tried this. Any ideas why he might be doing this?

:Thanks!
:-Rachel




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