Brown sulcata tortoise urine?

Jordan2

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What could be going on with my sulcata? I think he peed brown in the bath earlier. I know dandelions can cause this but for the most part is only eating dandelion leaves. His diet consists of grass, a lot of clover, dandelion leaves, lettuce, and occasionally tortoise diet. We spray his cage with a lot of water everyday and he gets baths frequently, his water bowl is refilled a lot too. We are going to try to stop feeding him dandelion leaves for a bit to see if that's the problem with him. He is one year old.
 

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Nothing to worry about. It's more than likely the dandelion leaves or something else he's eating.
 

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What could be going on with my sulcata? I think he peed brown in the bath earlier. I know dandelions can cause this but for the most part is only eating dandelion leaves. His diet consists of grass, a lot of clover, dandelion leaves, lettuce, and occasionally tortoise diet. We spray his cage with a lot of water everyday and he gets baths frequently, his water bowl is refilled a lot too. We are going to try to stop feeding him dandelion leaves for a bit to see if that's the problem with him. He is one year old.
Not a problem. Its normal.

Dandelions are a good food, but high in protein. Be sure to soak frequently for 30-40 minutes.

What size sulcata are we talking about?

Most of the care info found for them is all wrong. Here is the correct care info. There is a sulcata care sheet near the bottom of this thread too. Questions are welcome:
 
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