poo

carl20 · 02-07-2006, 06:41 PM

hi, i told everyone michaelangelo had urates, well anyway urates aside his poo is like a very light cream/greay

This is leos poo, dark green

Is this another way of getting rid of urates

**sarah** · 02-07-2006, 06:42 PM

Yuck carl glad i wasnt eating when i opened this message.

LV426 · 02-07-2006, 06:55 PM

Looks like you need to add more fiber to their diet.

carl20 · 02-07-2006, 06:56 PM

y?

Becks · 02-07-2006, 06:59 PM

leo`s poo is normal as u know i think lv means the tort with the
obnormal poo need more fiber in his/ her diet carl unsure but thats how i took lv`s reply m8
luv becks xx

02-07-2006, 08:02 PM

i am a bit confused what constitues a good poo

what should it look lke smell like etc

i would like to know this so in the future if a tort was poorly i might be able to help it earlier if i knew what signs to read from the poo

why did i start this

piglet · 02-07-2006, 09:55 PM

Hi Carl
Again that looks like discoloured urates certainly not poo , dehydrated tortoises with huge urate build ups over time often shed discoloured urates with a pinkish tinge or even gray in colour .
Urates shed discoloured like this are usually due to a build up over a long time , Carl don't think it's your fault this will no doubt be due to bad hydration in a previous home .
Darren

carl20 · 03-07-2006, 12:03 AM

thanks darren but when i first got him he was in a viv, i fed him lettuce and cucmber and he was always hydrated from this as he pooed a very runny poo and weed every day when i got him out so he must have been hydrated then.
Then i moved him into the tort table and fed him weeds instead of lettuce and he started getting urates even though i bathe him every day.

This surely cant all be urates as there is so much and it has been this colour for a while, is it urates mixed with the poo.

LV all the torts are fed the same

piglet · 03-07-2006, 07:38 AM

Carl the urates are stored in the kidneys and passed with fluid from the bladder, if a tortoise is kept in a situation
where its body can't relieve the urate burden through hydration the urates build up and start to solidify turning a different colour as they become solid it takes ages to rid the system of this build up.
A tortoise with this problem can still pass fresh urates (white and milky) when it recieves the proper care whilst stil lholding on to solid urates ,these solids take lots of hydration( baths) to rid the system of it ,this is what you are doing and it appears to be working.
Darren

carl20 · 03-07-2006, 08:26 AM

cheers darren, im gunna give him 2 baths a day to help his urates.

02-07-2006, 06:41 PM	#1
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	poo hi, i told everyone michaelangelo had urates, well anyway urates aside his poo is like a very light cream/greay This is leos poo, dark green Is this another way of getting rid of urates

02-07-2006, 06:42 PM	#2
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Yuck carl glad i wasnt eating when i opened this message. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

02-07-2006, 06:55 PM	#3
LV426 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 33	Looks like you need to add more fiber to their diet. __________________ They say there is more to life than tortoises, "they" have never had a tortoise.

02-07-2006, 06:56 PM	#4
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	y?

02-07-2006, 06:59 PM	#5
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	leo`s poo is normal as u know i think lv means the tort with the obnormal poo need more fiber in his/ her diet carl unsure but thats how i took lv`s reply m8 luv becks xx

02-07-2006, 08:02 PM	#6
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	i am a bit confused what constitues a good poo what should it look lke smell like etc i would like to know this so in the future if a tort was poorly i might be able to help it earlier if i knew what signs to read from the poo why did i start this

02-07-2006, 09:55 PM	#7
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Hi Carl Again that looks like discoloured urates certainly not poo , dehydrated tortoises with huge urate build ups over time often shed discoloured urates with a pinkish tinge or even gray in colour . Urates shed discoloured like this are usually due to a build up over a long time , Carl don't think it's your fault this will no doubt be due to bad hydration in a previous home . Darren

03-07-2006, 12:03 AM	#8
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	thanks darren but when i first got him he was in a viv, i fed him lettuce and cucmber and he was always hydrated from this as he pooed a very runny poo and weed every day when i got him out so he must have been hydrated then. Then i moved him into the tort table and fed him weeds instead of lettuce and he started getting urates even though i bathe him every day. This surely cant all be urates as there is so much and it has been this colour for a while, is it urates mixed with the poo. LV all the torts are fed the same

03-07-2006, 07:38 AM	#9
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Carl the urates are stored in the kidneys and passed with fluid from the bladder, if a tortoise is kept in a situation where its body can't relieve the urate burden through hydration the urates build up and start to solidify turning a different colour as they become solid it takes ages to rid the system of this build up. A tortoise with this problem can still pass fresh urates (white and milky) when it recieves the proper care whilst stil lholding on to solid urates ,these solids take lots of hydration( baths) to rid the system of it ,this is what you are doing and it appears to be working. Darren

03-07-2006, 08:26 AM	#10
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	cheers darren, im gunna give him 2 baths a day to help his urates.

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