Peculiar Monitor Eating Habit?

[Bodie]

Is it normal for a monitor to eat poo, either their own or another Monitor's?

 

[JAS101]

i have seen my lace lick its own poo , but not eat it .

 

[hector]

i havnt seen any of mine eat theres before. Maybe try and feed them a bit more and see if that stops them.

 

[Bodie]

Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure he was eating it, he had crap all over his face & had his face stuck in a pile of it. I knew they ate anything but this was a surprise. I'll up the food a bit.

I always thought it was a bit strange that I rarely found crap in the enclosure, just small bits of fur.

 

[lizardloco]

just small bits of fur.

That would be faeces that grow on the poo...(Hope I spelt that right...)

 

[black_headed_mon]

nothin better than reading threads like this after you've had afew.crack up!!!

 

[SA_Goannas]

Some of my monitors (Tristis & Panoptes mainly) eat freshly laid faeces, it's not a hunger thing either as they're all fed well.

 

[serpenttongue]

I have seen one of my lacies eating a fresh turd. She got it all over her face

 

[SA_Goannas]

I have seen one of my lacies eating a fresh turd. She got it all over her face

yeah it aint pretty hey? I think it has something to do with dominance, it's usually my male/s following up behind a female.

 

[Frozenmouse]

2 monitors 1 cup

 

[TaraLeigh]

*shakes head & raises eyebrow*

 

[richardsc]

lol frozen,ive never seen them eat it,but a new male bells lacie nosed a fresh poop and seemed intrigued,got it all over his face,but didnt eat it,who knows what we miss though