Why does he eat stones?

[jenc]

my iberas have cuttlefish and limestone flour but are still attracted to white stones lol!!!

[Lolly8]

Same here.Nutrobal,limestone,cuttlefish-everything is available but no-we still like small light color stones!

[ME SHELL]

Mine too, but only when I put her somewhere new. When I first did her enclosure she tried to eat all the stones in there, but within a few days she stopped. I think she was trying to taste her surroundings

[16 shells]

Originally Posted by Burgers

My Leopard tortoise eats stones when he goes outside I took him to the vets about it and they said it was due to a lack of calcium I think they might do it to aid digestion maybe? like some larger reptiles and birds do. He always passes them though.

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I know other animals do this, there may still be a reason for this stone swallowing act.
Paul

[ceecee]

Originally Posted by caledonia

I must admit that my torts seek out white or lighter coloured stones

Yep, ditto! It's always the little white ones...............