My tortoise poop is runny

[Mosin]

Is this normal is it because he is hydrated?

 

[Sleppo]

Hi,

What kind of tortoise do you have and what are you feeding it?

 

[MichaelL]

It can be from a change in diet, a diet not high enough in fiber, or parasites.

 

[Yvonne G]

Adding more fiber to the diet helps firm up the poop.

 

[Mosin]

Hi,

What kind of tortoise do you have and what are you feeding it?

A Russian I feed him collared greens or dandelion greens and qucumbers every few days and when he’s outside he eats grass and flowers

 

[MichaelL]

A Russian I feed him collared greens or dandelion greens and qucumbers every few days and when he’s outside he eats grass and flowers

Get rid of the cucumbers. That may stop the runny poop, and cucumbers aren't meant for russians.

 

[Sleppo]

A Russian I feed him collared greens or dandelion greens and qucumbers every few days and when he’s outside he eats grass and flowers

Yeah the cucumbers are probably doing it, not something you want to feed regularly. I feed cucumbers if I think one is constipated or in need of extra hydration they shouldn't be a diet staple though. Mine love cucumbers so sometimes to entice them to eat soaked Mazuri or Zoo Med Pellets I'll dice them up small and mix it in the mush.

 

[Mosin]

Adding more fiber to the diet helps firm up the poop.

Whats a good fiber food

 

[Mosin]

Get rid of the cucumbers. That may stop the runny poop, and cucumbers aren't meant for russians.

I have heard varied things If I can feed them to him at all how often

 

[MichaelL]

I have heard varied things If I can feed them to him at all how often

Honestly I wouldn't even give them. It's not like it'll kill him or make him sick, but naturally, in the wild they eat more dry, fibrous things and cucumbers are the opposite of that.

If you really want to give cucumbers for some reason, I would not give more than once every few weeks.

Also, some fibrous foods are mulberry leaves, kale, grape leaves, endive, escarole, mustard greens, stuff like that.