Did anyone seen these before?
Dec 15, 2017 #1 jorg Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Aug 23, 2014 Messages 129 Did anyone seen these before?
Dec 15, 2017 #2 ZEROPILOT REDFOOT WRANGLER Moderator Tortoise Club 5 Year Member Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jul 16, 2014 Messages 29,130 Location (City and/or State) South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C. 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?
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?
Dec 16, 2017 #3 crimson_lotus Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Dec 28, 2013 Messages 1,384 Location (City and/or State) Massachusetts 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
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
Dec 16, 2017 #4 jorg Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Aug 23, 2014 Messages 129 Yes, they do move, but more like caterpillars.
Dec 16, 2017 #5 Yvonne G Old Timer TFO Admin 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 93,451 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA they look like some sort of nymph. Did you find them in the water?
Dec 16, 2017 #6 crimson_lotus Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Dec 28, 2013 Messages 1,384 Location (City and/or State) Massachusetts 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.
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.
Dec 16, 2017 #7 jorg Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Aug 23, 2014 Messages 129 Yvonne G said: they look like some sort of nymph. Did you find them in the water? Click to expand... Yes, in the water around the poop
Yvonne G said: they look like some sort of nymph. Did you find them in the water? Click to expand... Yes, in the water around the poop
Dec 16, 2017 #8 ZEROPILOT REDFOOT WRANGLER Moderator Tortoise Club 5 Year Member Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jul 16, 2014 Messages 29,130 Location (City and/or State) South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C. Yvonne G said: they look like some sort of nymph. Did you find them in the water? Click to expand... Nice catch there. Hopefully they are not living inside his animals then.
Yvonne G said: they look like some sort of nymph. Did you find them in the water? Click to expand... Nice catch there. Hopefully they are not living inside his animals then.
Dec 17, 2017 #9 jorg Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Aug 23, 2014 Messages 129 Today, separated them, they all made poo and i’ve seen nothing.