Red staining on plastron from pellets

SeeShell · 05-04-2012, 07:43 PM

Just a quick post. My heart nearly stopped a few days days ago when I noticed a red colouring on the plastron on a couple of my torts. My thoughts turned to septacaemia but after looking at some of the pics I think EJ posted before I deceided not plus torts were fine healthwise. Anyway I've now decided it was red colouring from komodo pellets I occasinally feed. I stuck one on the underside of one of my other torts and on checking today sure enough it had stained red. Just incase something similar happens to anyone else just thought I'd share! And the staining takes a while to shift!

Catwoman63 · 05-04-2012, 09:11 PM

Thankyou for that information x

**Alan1** · 05-04-2012, 10:58 PM

are they different colours for different flavours or just all the same no matter what flavour?

SeeShell · 06-04-2012, 01:31 PM

Alan - it was the red I noticed from the dandelion falvour. I hadn't picked up on anything else.

kkenny · 06-04-2012, 01:35 PM

interesting, i use the dandelion ones. Not sure I like the sound of all that dye which it must be as dandelion if green.

SeeShell · 06-04-2012, 03:49 PM

Yes, and it takes a good week or two to disappear.

05-04-2012, 07:43 PM	#1
SeeShell Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,120	Red staining on plastron from pellets Just a quick post. My heart nearly stopped a few days days ago when I noticed a red colouring on the plastron on a couple of my torts. My thoughts turned to septacaemia but after looking at some of the pics I think EJ posted before I deceided not plus torts were fine healthwise. Anyway I've now decided it was red colouring from komodo pellets I occasinally feed. I stuck one on the underside of one of my other torts and on checking today sure enough it had stained red. Just incase something similar happens to anyone else just thought I'd share! And the staining takes a while to shift! __________________ SS

05-04-2012, 09:11 PM	#2
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Thankyou for that information x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

06-04-2012, 01:31 PM	#4
SeeShell Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,120	Alan - it was the red I noticed from the dandelion falvour. I hadn't picked up on anything else. __________________ SS

06-04-2012, 01:35 PM	#5
kkenny Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Warwick Posts: 1,303	interesting, i use the dandelion ones. Not sure I like the sound of all that dye which it must be as dandelion if green. __________________ Karin Spartacus, THB, March 2013 Henry, THB, July 2008

06-04-2012, 03:49 PM	#6
SeeShell Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,120	Yes, and it takes a good week or two to disappear. __________________ SS

05-04-2012, 10:58 PM	#3
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	are they different colours for different flavours or just all the same no matter what flavour?

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