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Hi Again All,
So, im wondering about some things I see in my torts behavior, specifically in regards to the thread title.
As we all know when you soak regularly, youll rarely find any poop in the enclosure. Tort goes into water, poop leaves tort, always on point, lol.
Ive rotated my soaking routines, ranging from every day, to as low only twice a week.
I find two things constant: 1 being that the tort always poops during a soak 2 being regardless of my soaking routine I never ever find droppings in the enclosure. I changed nothing about the feeding routine all husbandry was the same other than the soaking.
My question here is in regards to nutritional absorption. If I kept feeding him and he isn't pooping on his own, is he holding the food in his body longer and processing more nutrition from it? I'm wondering if by soaking him daily there may be an adverse effect as not completely absorbing maximum nutrition?
Thanks as always.
TZ
So, im wondering about some things I see in my torts behavior, specifically in regards to the thread title.
As we all know when you soak regularly, youll rarely find any poop in the enclosure. Tort goes into water, poop leaves tort, always on point, lol.
Ive rotated my soaking routines, ranging from every day, to as low only twice a week.
I find two things constant: 1 being that the tort always poops during a soak 2 being regardless of my soaking routine I never ever find droppings in the enclosure. I changed nothing about the feeding routine all husbandry was the same other than the soaking.
My question here is in regards to nutritional absorption. If I kept feeding him and he isn't pooping on his own, is he holding the food in his body longer and processing more nutrition from it? I'm wondering if by soaking him daily there may be an adverse effect as not completely absorbing maximum nutrition?
Thanks as always.
TZ