Worms?

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Hi, Jorg.
Poke them with a small stick and see if they fall apart.
It looks more like some undigested fiber than any worms I've ever seen.
Do they move?
Are they all about the same size?
 

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Its also possible that he ate some of these worms and could not digest the exoskeleton?

These don't particularly look like any parasites I've ever seen
 

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Yes, they do move, but more like caterpillars.
 

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they look like some sort of nymph. Did you find them in the water?
 

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I actually did have drain fly larvae in my water turtles tank at some point. Not poop but I was a bit startled myself. They look a bit like that.
 

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Today, separated them, they all made poo and i’ve seen nothing.
 
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