my keeled box turtle eats stones!!??

[Guest pet_doug]

i found some stones in its dejecta.

is that abnormality??

:o

[Jason]

A lot off turtles will eat gravel if it can fit in their mouth. You can put him in a clear container with no gravel and see what comes out to see if this is a problem or an accident.

[Dawn]

Hi, Many turtles/tortoises will eat stones. My Ornate boxies likes white stones. I feel it is for the minerals in the stones they are craving. Do you have a cuttle bone avalible for him to munch on? Are you adding a multivitiman/mineral powder to it's food once or twice a week? This may help. As long as the stones are being passed with no problem don't worry. Your turtle is doing what comes naturally. Wild turtles eat and pass small stones to provide them with minerals that their body needs. Dawn