Could Olivia be sick

[wickwack]

Hi all,

Olivia might be sick. Recently her beak has begun showing a reddish tint (shown in pic) what could be causing this, what can i do to help? thanks!

 

[Vickie]

Hi, I'm sorry to hear you think she is sick however, don't know about this sort of thing myself yet. Hope a someone with experience on this can help you soon.

 

[JoesMum]

What has she been eating? Lots of things can discolour the beak

 

[lkwagner]

Are you sure its not brown/black? This could be caused from eating poop and certain greens

 

[tyrs4u]

[TURTLE] Looks like a poopie mouth to me... Too cute [BEATING HEART]

 

[thatrebecca]

Yeah she looks like she's eating her poop. One of my torts -- the younger one -- does it. It's sick as in "ew, gross" but not sick as in "cough, cough."

 

[wickwack]

hmm ive tried rubbing it off with my fingers but it doesnt come off.. dont know if shes been eating poop, but maybe... lately ive been feeding lettuce, tomatoes, papaya, broccoli and she roams free in the garden possibly eating snails, bugs and such... have never seen her eat poop, should i try to clean it off with something?

 

[JoesMum]

It's a stain rather than dirt, so won't wash or rub off easily. I too suspect poop as the staining agent.

 

[lkwagner]

No just leave it, it's natural and will go away by itself