Help please, my tortoise has diarrhea

Tortoisekatie

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i have had my tortoise for a year and he has always had hard small poo's . I recently changed him from pellet flooring to coir as recommended and while I was in the pet shop the guy told me about some cucumber flavoured food which you soak. I got him this and he seemed to really enjoy it. I have looked in his enclosure today and he has grey like soft poo and there is LOADS of it. I bathed him to wash it off him and he did it again and even more came out of him. What can I do to help him? Iv obviously taken the food off him and gave him his weeds as normal and certainly won't be making that mistake again but I feel so bad and really want to help the poor little fella out. Any help would be great.

Katie
 

dmmj

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It was a honest mistake, no need to feel bad, or guilt. Nothing really to do either the tortoise has prob. already forgotten/moved on.
 

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Hi Katie:

You should always introduce new food in small quantities. Also, those manufactured diets should be used as a supplement to fresh foods. I doubt there's any harm done. Cucumber is mostly water. So, water in - water out.
 
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