Dirty sulcata

[Caboose]

My sulcata has always been super clean and good color. But ever i got him/her Eco earth coco substrate, his head is always brownish black and i cant get it off.


Before Eco earth coco




After


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[ShellyTurtlesCats]

I have the same issue with my Leopard.

 

[jjsull33]

I have never noticed this with my russians, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen... However I don't think you have anything to worry about, others will chime in with their opinion.

Have you tried washing it off with a very soft bristle tooth brush or something like that?

 

[mikeh]

Same thing happen with my torts, skin on the head and neck area. Its either a natural colorant or they may be adding artificial colorant to coco coir and coco husk chips. When I drained the water after soaking coco coir chips it left brown stain in the driveway. As the skin sheds so does the brown color. No adverse effects seen.

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[Haira32]

I did not have a huge problem with coco coir but when I added peat moss for increased humidity, my tort has become stained black all over.

 

[Tom]

Normal and not a problem.

 

[JonAz]

Just wait til they get bigger and start digging...

 

[wiccan_chicken]

Just wait til they get bigger and start digging...

This made me laugh. That's one dirty tortie! I bet they loved every second of it