Morty is having pink poops

HuyckB04

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After eating this morning, Morty pooped on the tile of the feeding platform. It had a pink hue. I'm worried. Thoughts or advice welcome!
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Morty has been eating dandelions. Pink pee and urate is a common side effect. The "white" (pink :D ) stuff is urate and is how your tort excretes excess proteins. It isn't poop. Don't worry about the pink!
 

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Morty has been eating dandelions. Pink pee and urate is a common side effect. The "white" (pink :D ) stuff is urate and is how your tort excretes excess proteins. It isn't poop. Don't worry about the pink!

I misspoke: urate, not poop. But I haven't given her any dandelions, and the urates have always been white before. You don't feel that it could be blood related to infection?
 

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I misspoke: urate, not poop. But I haven't given her any dandelions, and the urates have always been white before. You don't feel that it could be blood related to infection?

What else has she been eating? Coloured urate is so common with diet that I still suspect that.
 

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Romaine, carrot, and raddacio ste her staples. She had some green pepper a week ago.
 
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