Is Eating wood chips normal?

[Mr. Jiffy]

Walked into my reptile room just now and discovered my 2m/o columbian eating his cypress mulch. I know crocodilians eat rocks to help with digestion so Im wondering if its something like that. He is not hungry, he just ate this morning, and I dont want to see him get impacted. He swallowed it too quickly for me to get a pic, sorry. Any knowledge is welcome.

 

[Josh]

Strange. Do you offer him fruit/veggies? How much mulch did he eat? How big were the pieces?

 

[Mr. Jiffy]

He eats fruits when he wants them, apples, occasionally, mangos, blueberries and cantaloupe.I've never seen him eat them before, and I only saw him eat one peice about the size of my pinky fingernail.

 

[N8bub]

See if you can't feed him the foods that help him go the most, fruits ground meats etc. Hopefully he'll pass that chip. If he continues to pretend he's a termite you could switch the substrate over to coir or dirt. Good luck

 

[Zack Wilke]

You should monitor him closely. Ingestion of substrate can lead to impaction.

 

[Walter1]

I wonder if he was hungry and ate wood chips with food residue on it?