2yr old burmese star, mucus urates

[jcase]

She is almost 2 years old, probably 600grams,

Her activity has reduced, she is pooping less, and eating less.

Each time I soak her for the 10 days, the only signs of any urates is this white mucus.

She is housed alone, indoors, and has been for at least 8 months (attempted to co house her once for 24hours, but she is the only aggressive burmese star ive seen).

I'm awaiting a delivery of more float fluid, and will do a fecal float when that arrives.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

 

[Yvonne G]

Sometimes mucous like that means the tortoise has flagellates. They are killed by dosing with Flagyl. A vet can give you the correct dosage of medication for your size tortoise.

 

[jcase]

Sometimes mucous like that means the tortoise has flagellates. They are killed by dosing with Flagyl. A vet can give you the correct dosage of medication for your size tortoise.

I spent too long in areas without exotic vets (thankfully not anymore), so I've got dosing down. However she has came out of it, eating normally again, with normal waste.