2006-08-15 10:37:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
If you have dogs or cats as well as tortoises, you should keep your tortoise from eating dog and cat poop. There are several reasons for this, but the two main ones are these: If you give your dog or cat an oral medication called Ivermectin to prevent heartworm and other parasites, their poop can contain enough of the medication to poison your tortoise. And, on a purely biochemical level, dog or cat poop simply contains too much protein for your sulcata
2006-08-15 11:52:39 · answer #1 · answered by serpy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It ain't a good idea. Worms, parasite eggs, etc. Yuck.
It is not an uncommon thing for tortoises to do, but it might signal that your dietary regimine is not what it should be.
Check this site for diet ideas:
2006-08-15 14:06:11 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, if your dog is parasite and medication free, it is a healthy high-protein snack for growing young tortoises. Surprisingly, cat feces is also good for dogs if they are parasite and medication free, and they don't ingest too much cat litter with it. Gross, but true!
2006-08-15 15:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure it's not healthy for anything to eat poop!
2006-08-15 10:43:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ooooh, thats hot ! I mean its normal even itll make her exercise to have confidence. Then U will not need a dog.
2006-08-15 10:47:17 · answer #5 · answered by Samrawit K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he could get very sick. if he stops eating take him to a reptile vet
2006-08-15 13:12:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! their own poop is ok.
2006-08-15 14:13:55 · answer #7 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
freak no thats nastie!
2006-08-15 10:42:18 · answer #8 · answered by sparkels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if its completely starving to death then its just nasty
2006-08-15 12:53:18 · answer #9 · answered by Kagu-chan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure he can go ea ur shi t
2006-08-15 11:25:23 · answer #10 · answered by Dowon Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋