Vibration helping with impaction

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I have come across a few articles now touting the success of vibration to ease constipation in chelonians. One article even had a picture of a "vibration device" taped to a tort's plastron.

Has anyone tried this?

Jokes aside-- and I can think of quite a few, there seems to be sound science behind this....
 

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Okay, seriously, I seen a picture some place with one taped to a tortoise. I have no idea where I seen it. Have no idea if it worked.
 

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lots of people say car rides help the tortoises go
 

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With constipation the cause should always be treated first.

This is most likely dehydration and/or lack of fibre in the diet.

Get those right and poop should follow.

However, stress invariably induces pooping and I imagine that's the source of the vibration story.

Try:
- Soaking your tort and just refusing to take him out. Scrabbling the sides invariably induces poop eventually.
- A car journey. Joe never fails to poop on a car journey.
 

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I do soaks faithfully-- and actually love them as that's the only time I allow myself to handle the babies.

I wonder if the car ride has vibration too?

Kind of neat and academically interesting. And funny.
 

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