Help need opinions

samstar · 30-08-2011, 12:19 PM

Hi everyone,
A question for you'll, whenever I feed my Radiated's salad mix, their poop comes out very wet, soft and not like it usually does with Mazuri pellets which is hard and easy to pick up. Also their behavior has changed ever since they have been passing out wet poop(close to diarrhea), they wander around a lot more rather than sleep. The feeling I get is their very uncomfortable. They have been passing a lot of wet mushy poop and their weight has dropped from 800 to 700 grams in just 2-3 days after eating salad mix. I took their poop to the vet to have it tested and all is fine.
This is not the first time this is happening, I'll just stick with Mazuri/hibiscus next time. Usually I give them salad mix once a month. Am I the only one here facing this problem?

EJ · 30-08-2011, 01:27 PM

Why did you change the diet? Lettuces will do that.

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Originally Posted by samstar

Hi everyone,
A question for you'll, whenever I feed my Radiated's salad mix, their poop comes out very wet, soft and not like it usually does with Mazuri pellets which is hard and easy to pick up. Also their behavior has changed ever since they have been passing out wet poop(close to diarrhea), they wander around a lot more rather than sleep. The feeling I get is their very uncomfortable. They have been passing a lot of wet mushy poop and their weight has dropped from 800 to 700 grams in just 2-3 days after eating salad mix. I took their poop to the vet to have it tested and all is fine.
This is not the first time this is happening, I'll just stick with Mazuri/hibiscus next time. Usually I give them salad mix once a month. Am I the only one here facing this problem?

anna m · 30-08-2011, 02:08 PM

Plantain is good. Full of fibre. Great for tortoises. It's very pleantiful at the mo. Perhaps you could introduce other weeds slowly. My boys love lettuce and my OH is naughty giving it to them.

ibizathetort · 30-08-2011, 03:43 PM

Yeah my tortoises get solid after a plantain feed

samstar · 30-08-2011, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by EJ

Why did you change the diet? Lettuces will do that.

Thought giving them salad mix once in a while would be good, guess it was to much for them. If I plan to in the future, it will be in much smaller amounts mixed with Mazuri but I don't think I will. The Mazuri only diet is what I am going to stick to which is what I used to anyway. Was in the supermarket and saw this salad mix on the shelf so I thought I'd be innovative, well being innovative=diarhea.

Helen M · 30-08-2011, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by samstar

Thought giving them salad mix once in a while would be good, guess it was to much for them. If I plan to in the future, it will be in much smaller amounts mixed with Mazuri but I don't think I will. The Mazuri only diet is what I am going to stick to which is what I used to anyway. Was in the supermarket and saw this salad mix on the shelf so I thought I'd be innovative, well being innovative=diarhea.

The salad mix is just full of water and they're obviously not assimilating this internally and just letting it pass out at the other end hence the wet runny poos. I would stick with what's worked before from now on too. I only feed salad mix when I have to as I have noticed slightly wetter poos with my russians.

Helen xx

samstar · 30-08-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Helen M

The salad mix is just full of water and they're obviously not assimilating this internally and just letting it pass out at the other end hence the wet runny poos. I would stick with what's worked before from now on too. I only feed salad mix when I have to as I have noticed slightly wetter poos with my russians.

Helen xx

Thanks Helen

EJ · 30-08-2011, 05:46 PM

Can you get your hands on a good hay like bermuda or alfalfa?

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Originally Posted by samstar

Thought giving them salad mix once in a while would be good, guess it was to much for them. If I plan to in the future, it will be in much smaller amounts mixed with Mazuri but I don't think I will. The Mazuri only diet is what I am going to stick to which is what I used to anyway. Was in the supermarket and saw this salad mix on the shelf so I thought I'd be innovative, well being innovative=diarhea.

samstar · 30-08-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by EJ

Can you get your hands on a good hay like bermuda or alfalfa?

I think I have seen bermuda but I'm sure I have seen Timothy, however isn't the Mazuri high in fiber enough?

EJ · 30-08-2011, 06:08 PM

It is but because of the nutritional value it does not fill the tortoise. This is why it is recommended to feed greens or hay... to fill the tortoise.

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I think I have seen bermuda but I'm sure I have seen Timothy, however isn't the Mazuri high in fiber enough?

30-08-2011, 12:19 PM	#1
samstar Member Hatchling Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 693	Help need opinions Hi everyone, A question for you'll, whenever I feed my Radiated's salad mix, their poop comes out very wet, soft and not like it usually does with Mazuri pellets which is hard and easy to pick up. Also their behavior has changed ever since they have been passing out wet poop(close to diarrhea), they wander around a lot more rather than sleep. The feeling I get is their very uncomfortable. They have been passing a lot of wet mushy poop and their weight has dropped from 800 to 700 grams in just 2-3 days after eating salad mix. I took their poop to the vet to have it tested and all is fine. This is not the first time this is happening, I'll just stick with Mazuri/hibiscus next time. Usually I give them salad mix once a month. Am I the only one here facing this problem?

30-08-2011, 02:08 PM	#3
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	Plantain is good. Full of fibre. Great for tortoises. It's very pleantiful at the mo. Perhaps you could introduce other weeds slowly. My boys love lettuce and my OH is naughty giving it to them. __________________ One by one the Penquins steal my sanity

30-08-2011, 03:43 PM	#4
ibizathetort Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 2,453	Yeah my tortoises get solid after a plantain feed __________________ C r i s t i a n o - Ibizathetort 20 year old 1000g Female Horsfield - Eivissa 3 year old 220g Female Horsfield - Ibiza Hatchling Horsfield - Bora Hatchling Horsfield - Bossa Hatchling Horsfield - Jet

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