Re: Eating poop
Originally Posted by
Napped
Hello everyone here is the issue i had caught my female persian squirrel to eat her poop from times to times and i just want to know if that can cause any problem or if its a good thing that squirrels know when to do or i must intervene?i haven't saw the male do it once and that why i am confused
Coprophagia is the term for an animal that eats it's excrement.
Most that do this is because it contains some undigested food therefore contains vital nutrients.
This suggests to me that she may need her diet evaluated so that she is provided the nutrients
her body is telling her it needs.
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