Will the stones and the turtle dock pieces pass through when she does a poo? I have now taken the stones out!
freaking feed him and he wont eat the rocks!
If it was just one stone, maybe, but if there are more they can build up in the intestines, wihich will block poo from coming out, and ultimately cause a fatal infection.
Just keep an eye on it!
Just keep an eye on it!
Vet Assistant
ravel like the one you find in fish tanks provides a pleasant looking floor to the tank - but it is a strict NO-NO for your turtle habitat, because:
? turtles have been known to eat small stones/pebbles, and this can lead to fatal blockage in their
digestive systems
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suggest you get it to your local vet asap
? turtles have been known to eat small stones/pebbles, and this can lead to fatal blockage in their
digestive systems
http://happyturtle.ms11.net/decorations....
suggest you get it to your local vet asap
have you tryed giving him real food?!
nd yh it will come out wen it duz a crap
nd yh it will come out wen it duz a crap
Give him food
this will help
good luck :)
this will help
good luck :)
owner of corn snake
Honestly, my friend had a turtle that swallwed a small pebble. It went through her intestine and when I say through I mean literally through. It riped her intestine open and it caused her loads of trouble. The vet said it'd be best to put her down to save her from the stress because fixing her was going to be extremely troublesome and would only have a 40% chance at surviving.
But! Sometimes they just go through the intestine and it's just fine, goes out when they poop and all is well. Sometimes it gets stuck and causes an infection. You honestly can't say whether or not your turtle will be okay without seeing a vet..immediately.
As for the turtle dock pieces, I usually use a waterlogged..log haha. Mine sometimes bite at it, for unknown reasons. I would put some plants in the aquarium because some turtles just like biting and the plants are a better thing for it to eat. Obviously make sure that they're edible for turtles. Some Lilies, duckweed, pondweed, water hyacinth, arrowhead, and rushes. They'll bite the roots off so I suggest growing some in a different tank then putting one or two in his tank at a time. Leave it in the water because they'll bite the actual pads of the lilies, don't overcrowed their tank so just keep a plant or two in there at a time.
Honestly, your best bet would be to replace the small rocks with river rock. The river rock usually is too big to fit into their mouths thus meaning that they can't swallow it. Also river rock is smooth so you know your turtle won't get an injury from the sharp edges.
As for your turtle, I honestly suggest taking it to the vet immediately. One that treats turtles and tortoises, because a regular vet won't really know a lot but they'll try to act like they do and B.S. you for money.
Here's a list of vets who specialize in reptiles/turtles that are in different states.
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Info/st...
Also, you said you're feeding it, that's great obviously. But I would try to keep some small water snails, a ghost shrimp or two, put about ten small foldfish in there, a minnow or two and possibly even a tadpole. Turtles eat a LOT! And even if you're feeding it, when you're gone for a few hours, they might get hungry when you're gone, so live food should always be available for it. This might also be why your turtle is biting things. Make sure that you buy the animals from a store because if they're caught in the wild, they could have pesticides which aren't good for your turtle.
You can get tadpoles from PetCo, along with the small goldfish and snails, the plants as well. I think you'll have to go to an actual pond shop to get the water lillies, but I really suggest these. My old turtle that I had to get rid of would always bite things, eat half fish, even try to bite my other turtles, I put some lilypads in there and she calmed down a lot.
Well I hope your turtle is just fine and it's nothing serious...but seriously, call a vet as soon as possible.
Good luck and hope I helped.
Oh, and I honestly don't suggest giving it food. It could push the stone down further and if nothing's wrong with it now, it could be once the food pushes it down a little further.
Take ALL of the small rocks out of the turtle's tank, along with the turtle dock. Keep anything that can fit into your turtle's mouth away from her. And call a vet right now.
But! Sometimes they just go through the intestine and it's just fine, goes out when they poop and all is well. Sometimes it gets stuck and causes an infection. You honestly can't say whether or not your turtle will be okay without seeing a vet..immediately.
As for the turtle dock pieces, I usually use a waterlogged..log haha. Mine sometimes bite at it, for unknown reasons. I would put some plants in the aquarium because some turtles just like biting and the plants are a better thing for it to eat. Obviously make sure that they're edible for turtles. Some Lilies, duckweed, pondweed, water hyacinth, arrowhead, and rushes. They'll bite the roots off so I suggest growing some in a different tank then putting one or two in his tank at a time. Leave it in the water because they'll bite the actual pads of the lilies, don't overcrowed their tank so just keep a plant or two in there at a time.
Honestly, your best bet would be to replace the small rocks with river rock. The river rock usually is too big to fit into their mouths thus meaning that they can't swallow it. Also river rock is smooth so you know your turtle won't get an injury from the sharp edges.
As for your turtle, I honestly suggest taking it to the vet immediately. One that treats turtles and tortoises, because a regular vet won't really know a lot but they'll try to act like they do and B.S. you for money.
Here's a list of vets who specialize in reptiles/turtles that are in different states.
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Info/st...
Also, you said you're feeding it, that's great obviously. But I would try to keep some small water snails, a ghost shrimp or two, put about ten small foldfish in there, a minnow or two and possibly even a tadpole. Turtles eat a LOT! And even if you're feeding it, when you're gone for a few hours, they might get hungry when you're gone, so live food should always be available for it. This might also be why your turtle is biting things. Make sure that you buy the animals from a store because if they're caught in the wild, they could have pesticides which aren't good for your turtle.
You can get tadpoles from PetCo, along with the small goldfish and snails, the plants as well. I think you'll have to go to an actual pond shop to get the water lillies, but I really suggest these. My old turtle that I had to get rid of would always bite things, eat half fish, even try to bite my other turtles, I put some lilypads in there and she calmed down a lot.
Well I hope your turtle is just fine and it's nothing serious...but seriously, call a vet as soon as possible.
Good luck and hope I helped.
Oh, and I honestly don't suggest giving it food. It could push the stone down further and if nothing's wrong with it now, it could be once the food pushes it down a little further.
Take ALL of the small rocks out of the turtle's tank, along with the turtle dock. Keep anything that can fit into your turtle's mouth away from her. And call a vet right now.
I've had turtles and tortoises for 9 years and still counting, and been studying them for ten.
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