Sulcata Tortoise eats chicken poop

by Debbie Eccles
(Los Altos, California USA)

I have a sulcata tortoise and I keep chickens. When the tortoise is out in the backyard, he walks around the concrete area looking for chicken poop to eat. Will this hurt him? Is it OK if my sulcata tortoise eats chicken poop?

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Jul 03, 2017

Tortoises eating chicken poop
by: Shelly

It is not good for tortoises to eat chicken poop. They can get parasites and diseases they would not otherwise have.

Keep it slow and steady.

May 27, 2017

Mine Also Does That
by: Francisco

Can someone please answer our questions because my sulcata tortoise also looks for chicken poop! Will it harm the tortoise or is it good for them? Thanks

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