What to do if my tort has diarrhea?

[Ella’s Gigi]

My little guy poops in his morning bath nearly everyday. Yesterday is was very messy and loose. He also did it like 3 times. He normally has the same size and texture with the only difference being sometimes they float and most times they don’t.

He’s been eating Endive, Romaine, dandelion leaves and Mazuri.

I’m just wondering if I should start worrying? He’s soaking right now and I will see what he produces.

Thank you,

 

[Yvonne G]

You need to add more fiber to the diet. Try to find some edible weeds to feed him. I don't think Hermanni eat much grass, but you can cut a small handful of clean grass then using scissors, cut it up into very tiny pieces and add it to his food, mixing it all in so he can't pick around it.

 

[Ella’s Gigi]

I’m in Colorado where grass is a rarity. Is there something else I can feed him?
His poop seemed a bit better today but it was still a bit messy.

 

[Bee62]

I’m in Colorado where grass is a rarity. Is there something else I can feed him?
His poop seemed a bit better today but it was still a bit messy.

Try if your tort likes Belgian Endive. It is high in nutrients and fiber too.
For more information what you can feed look here:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/

 

[Ella’s Gigi]

Try if your tort likes Belgian Endive. It is high in nutrients and fiber too.
For more information what you can feed look here:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/

That’s part of his current diet. Could it be that he was stressed out about something?

 

[tortoisekev]

My tort LOVES chicory! Will dig through other food to find it hidden at the bottom! His poos are nice a firm unless it’s in the bath (occasionally) and it’s a white slightly liquid form.

 

[Bee62]

That’s part of his current diet. Could it be that he was stressed out about something?

Maybe. How is the poop now ?

 

[PatrickDannyandDanielle]

I heard it somewhere poop floats when it has a high fat content, and I understand that a lot of people food, even the right kind has so much nutritional value that it can make torts fat. Maybe that is true only for the long life species?

 

[JoesMum]

I heard it somewhere poop floats when it has a high fat content, and I understand that a lot of people food, even the right kind has so much nutritional value that it can make torts fat. Maybe that is true only for the long life species?

Given that most species of tortoise don’t eat fat I think we can disapply that from floating tort poop.

What goes in one end comes out the other!