Alith7
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leading with this: yes, I know when in doubt consult your vet, not the internet, but before I take a half day off work and make a panicked run to the vet I thought I would check first if this is normal. Have only been a tortoise owner for a little over a year so not super experienced.
My tortoise pretty much stopped eating about a week ago and hasn't really left her log. I had thought she was just pouty because we gave her her bath, and while she was soaking replaced all her bedding and filled in her holes. She's always pouty after either of those things and both at once might have sent her into a super sulk. (It's happened before) however, this morning she was out and walking around, so I ran outside and grabbed every dandelion I could find to coax her to eat (this late in the summer that's not a lot). And she was happily munching away. When I came back through later to check on her she was back in her log and left me this present on her plate. (See picture, sorry kind of gross)
I've never seen her poo like that. I've seen her mucusy liquid only ones but they're always clear/white. This is a new one. Just want to see if this is possibly normal for a tortoise after not eating for a bit or if what I thought was her sulking was really her being sick.
My tortoise pretty much stopped eating about a week ago and hasn't really left her log. I had thought she was just pouty because we gave her her bath, and while she was soaking replaced all her bedding and filled in her holes. She's always pouty after either of those things and both at once might have sent her into a super sulk. (It's happened before) however, this morning she was out and walking around, so I ran outside and grabbed every dandelion I could find to coax her to eat (this late in the summer that's not a lot). And she was happily munching away. When I came back through later to check on her she was back in her log and left me this present on her plate. (See picture, sorry kind of gross)
I've never seen her poo like that. I've seen her mucusy liquid only ones but they're always clear/white. This is a new one. Just want to see if this is possibly normal for a tortoise after not eating for a bit or if what I thought was her sulking was really her being sick.