Poop in food?

[Lstrayer92]

Today I came home from work and was spot cleaning both of my Russians cages getting ready for their night time feed and soak and in my girls enclosure I noticed that she pooped in her food dish! I'm not sure when, and it had to have been after I fed her this morning.. Anyway if she were to do that again and accidentally ingest some of it or if she already did is that okay? Should I e worried!??!

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[Tom]

This is pretty normal. No need for worry unless your tortoise has a high parasite load and its reinfecting itself. Most tortoises eat their own poop on purpose anyway. Especially little ones.

 

[Lstrayer92]

Well the vet said she's parasite free and perfectly healthy as of last month anyway! Haha, and okay that's good to know, I was kinda weirded out by it ad kinda scared but if its normal then that's good to know, gross... But good to know haha!

 

[Tom]

Haven't you ever heard of the dreaded "black mouth" disease?

 

[Lstrayer92]

Hahaha makes me flinch thinking bout it! Blehhhh [CONFOUNDED FACE]

 

[Jlant85]

That's not chocolate! It's doo doo baby!

 

[Lstrayer92]

Hahahahaha! Sooooo gross!