this is a two-fold question.
my 16 month old sulcata has 4 bladder stones. xrays have proven they are there. he's eating great, drinking great, gets soaked every day. he went through a bad spell awhile back, but he's doing good now.
first question - "he" hasn't passed the stones yet, but i'm thinking he might possibly be trying to soon, as now when he soaks he makes a noise once in awhile that i've never heard before. he doesn't make it at any other time except when he soaks. he acts a bit like he's straining and he squeaks ... squeals ... not sure how to explain it. he usually does it once or maybe twice and that's it. he does urinate, but it's clear. (i know for sure because he peed all over me this morning.) so, i'm wondering what that squeal is? do you think it's because he's trying to pass that stone? he does poo regularly, and the squeal doesn't come when he poops so i don't think that's related.
second question - i used to get collard greens, but he'd never eat anything except spring mix. but, now he's eating like a pig, so i tried collard greens again and he loves them. since he has the 4 bladder stones, would i be better to stay away from the collard greens since they are supposed to be higher in oxalic acid??
i give him a variety of spring mix, kale, cactus, bok choy, collard greens, and mazuri. the mazuri i have cut back to once a week, since i'd read speculation that maybe too much protein was the cause of the stones. he was so picky before that he would only eat mazuri every day. but, he's eating so well now i've cut the mazuri back to once a week. he's not growing nearly as fast as he was, but he has put all the weight back on that he lost earlier and more.
my 16 month old sulcata has 4 bladder stones. xrays have proven they are there. he's eating great, drinking great, gets soaked every day. he went through a bad spell awhile back, but he's doing good now.
first question - "he" hasn't passed the stones yet, but i'm thinking he might possibly be trying to soon, as now when he soaks he makes a noise once in awhile that i've never heard before. he doesn't make it at any other time except when he soaks. he acts a bit like he's straining and he squeaks ... squeals ... not sure how to explain it. he usually does it once or maybe twice and that's it. he does urinate, but it's clear. (i know for sure because he peed all over me this morning.) so, i'm wondering what that squeal is? do you think it's because he's trying to pass that stone? he does poo regularly, and the squeal doesn't come when he poops so i don't think that's related.
second question - i used to get collard greens, but he'd never eat anything except spring mix. but, now he's eating like a pig, so i tried collard greens again and he loves them. since he has the 4 bladder stones, would i be better to stay away from the collard greens since they are supposed to be higher in oxalic acid??
i give him a variety of spring mix, kale, cactus, bok choy, collard greens, and mazuri. the mazuri i have cut back to once a week, since i'd read speculation that maybe too much protein was the cause of the stones. he was so picky before that he would only eat mazuri every day. but, he's eating so well now i've cut the mazuri back to once a week. he's not growing nearly as fast as he was, but he has put all the weight back on that he lost earlier and more.