TOILET QUESTION

[bertie]

HI, JUST GIVEN "OLLIE" A BATH AND SOME WHITE STUFF
CAME OUT OF HIS BOTTOM TOOK SOME OUT TO EXAMINE
AND IT FEELS LIKE BITS OF GRIT, IS THAT THE NUTROBAL OR
CUTTLEFISH? ANY IDEA'S

What should come out is a slimy white liquid the consistency of cream. This is urates and is perfectly normal. Anythign gritty is a sign of dehydration and calls for more baths, fluids. These gritty bits can soon form a stone which can be impossible to pass and will cause kidney problems and may require an operation to remove. On a tiny tort, such an operation woudl be impossible Hope this helps

[bertie]

thanks sue, no it is definitely gritty i bath him every another day
for 15 mins, did not feed him yesterday and today i feed him
about a hour before i bath him, he has water dish but i don't
know if he drinks from it, apart from that he is quite active. bertie

If you keep him in a vivarium this will happen regardless of bathing. How are you housing him and at what temps?

[bertie]

in a open tort table with hemp for bedding , he always lays under his lamp,
he done a poo on sunday and it was ok.

[bertie]

i forgot to tell you the temp is 32c

He should not spend all his time under the lamp or he will dehydrate. He certainly should not sleep under it. What do you mean when you say he did a poo that was OK?

[bertie]

it was dark and firm the same poo since i had him in november,
he always goes to sleep under the lamp at night but as soon as
he does i turn the lamp off, i have notice that sometimes when
i get home from work he is asleep under the lamp with his neck
stretched right out

Bertie... my eldest leopard loves to soak up the heat and stick his neck out - I see it as a form of how relaxed he is by knowing he does not have to have his head in his shell all the time.

A good poo is a firm and brown in colour - loose runny poo is not good.

[bertie]

hi glitter, yes his poo is ok if you say that it is normal to be
brown and firm.