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Sulcata Poop

When I first got Percy, he pooped very little and it was hard as a rock. Now they are more soft and freakin huge.

He did the traditional peeing on me when I carried him for a "walk" one day and it had like sand in it??

This is gross kind of - but I just don't know what is normal - should his poops be soft and big or hard and small? Should his pee be clear or darkish - is it normal for him to have the gray sandy pee?

He eats mostly grasses and clovers, hibiscus flowers and leaves but I have been feeding him turnip greens in addition since he has been so hungry.


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04-03-2008 06:44 PM
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Poop should be soft but not running. I don't remember my torts urates being sandy. Do you keep him on sand?


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04-03-2008 09:22 PM
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no - it wasn't necessarily sandy but it had grey stuff in it that didn't look like sand - more like soggy throwup


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04-03-2008 10:34 PM
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That grey soggy throw-up looking stuff was probabley urates. This is not unusual. It's just how they get rid of that particular type of waste. It is sometimes gray and sometimes white and sometimes they have a lot other times they may have none or just a little.


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cool - so he isn't sick or anything?

sorry i ask so many questions, i just want to keep him healthy


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04-04-2008 08:06 AM
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doesn't sound sick to me! Perfectly normal. Don't be sorry for asking questions thats how we all learn!!


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04-04-2008 08:38 AM
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I am kind of proud of his poop...I am such a freak.


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04-04-2008 08:42 AM
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Hey I posted one of mines first Poos. Guess we all are kind of obsessed when it comes to our torts.Big Grin


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Poop should be like a cigar is what I read somewhere. I think that means you should see all the grasses and fiber in it.. :-)
The white stuff is like bird poop. How there is a white spot and a colored spot.. the white is bird Urine.
Now here is a question.. Is it normal that thier poop is long? After a good few days of munching down, I swear some of them have left trails and might be 3 feet long!!

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Laura, when ya gota go you gota go. Depending on the tort, yes they can have rather large/long poos.


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