Help need advice (stone in cloaca)

My golden Greek hatchling had a calcium rock stuck in his anus I had to assist him to get it out. I’m not sure why this happen I rarely give him calcium powder. Am I not soaking him enough am I Giving him too much calcium Rich foods. His anal anus is stretched out he is perfectly fine and healthy how do I go about helping the stretched anus out should I soak him for a long time each day Is there anything I could put in the water and I hope it helped the stretched like I don’t kn is there anything I could put in the water to help him here are some pictures

It's quite unusual for baby tortoises to develop kidney or bladder stones at such a young age. Be sure to soak him daily for about 15 minutes each time. Stop feeding foods that are high in oxalates

• Broccoli.
• Broccolini.
• Brussels sprouts.
• Cabbage.
• Cauliflower.

What do you feed the tortoise?

Yvonne G said:

It's quite unusual for baby tortoises to develop kidney or bladder stones at such a young age. Be sure to soak him daily for about 15 minutes each time. Stop feeding foods that are high in oxalates

• Broccoli.
• Broccolini.
• Brussels sprouts.
• Cabbage.
• Cauliflower.

What do you feed the tortoise?

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All edible weeds spring mix collard greens Chickory dandelion mazuri i Grew all my edible weeds from tortoise seeds mix’s I got from Carolina pet supply I also grew some Malabar spinach from seeds from Carolina pet supply. the Malabar spinach is high in calcium I don’t know if that’s causing it or or what but I stopped feeding him the Malabar Spinach

Yes, no spinach, and also pick and discard the spinach in the spring mix. If Spring Mix has been a large part of this baby's diet, then the spinach may be your culprit.

Yvonne G said:

Yes, no spinach, and also pick and discard the spinach in the spring mix. If Spring Mix has been a large part of this baby's diet, then the spinach may be your culprit.

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I know not to feed spinach on Carolina pet supplies website it says it’s not a true spinach this is the description from their website


Malabar Spinach (Basella Rubra) - This is not a true spinach. Its an easy to grow vine. Edible leaves from the Basella Rubra plant can be used throughout summer and will flourish in heat and humidity. Young leaves of this herb plant can be cooked and added to recipes and fresh leaves make a great salad. This is a nutrition packed favorite of my tortoises.

Thomas Anderson said:

I know not to feed spinach on Carolina pet supplies website it says it’s not a true spinach this is the description from their website


Malabar Spinach (Basella Rubra) - This is not a true spinach. Its an easy to grow vine. Edible leaves from the Basella Rubra plant can be used throughout summer and will flourish in heat and humidity. Young leaves of this herb plant can be cooked and added to recipes and fresh leaves make a great salad. This is a nutrition packed favorite of my tortoises.

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Basella Rubra, similar to spinach, also contains a very high level of oxalic acid as @Yvonne G has mentioned.
https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/basella.html
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.606.9199&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Minority2 said:

Basella Rubra, similar to spinach, also contains a very high level of oxalic acid as @Yvonne G has mentioned.
https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/basella.html
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.606.9199&rep=rep1&type=pdf

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Wow didn’t no that they will no longer be getting it thank you