Yingg
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it was really slight grit, it felt like extremely fine sand
dry tortoise shell?
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Littleredfootbigredheart
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No more diarrhoea?
Yingg
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gritty urates aren't good.... but she is definitely hydrated with all these soaks!!
Yingg
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the last poop was soft, but not liquidy. i think you can compare it to soft/hard tofu? yesterday she didn't poop at allNo more diarrhoea?
i'm worried about her urates, they're back to being a bit gritty. still soft though, imagine toothpaste with a few pinches of fine sand
Littleredfootbigredheart
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Ok that’s a good improvement still! It’s telling me this is as we thought likely diet related. I wouldn’t worry too much just yet, keep up with her soak routinethe last poop was soft, but not liquidy. i think you can compare it to soft/hard tofu? yesterday she didn't poop at all
Yingg
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nice urate, harder but still a bit soft poops! some diarrhea too (?) it's a mix of both.
left for class early today. i put down her food and didn't hand feed her. it's her good old endive frisée mix. she... didn't eat. haha. it's okay. she's gone a week without eating many times.
update 2: i got hired! it's a small, remote job that my parents allow me to work. the pay is horrible, the work is akin to freelance, but it's okay since i can afford tortoise stuff now
left for class early today. i put down her food and didn't hand feed her. it's her good old endive frisée mix. she... didn't eat. haha. it's okay. she's gone a week without eating many times.
update 2: i got hired! it's a small, remote job that my parents allow me to work. the pay is horrible, the work is akin to freelance, but it's okay since i can afford tortoise stuff now
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Littleredfootbigredheart
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Looks pretty good to me!nice urate, harder but still a bit soft poops! some diarrhea too (?) it's a mix of both.
left for class early today. i put down her food and didn't hand feed her. it's her good old endive frisée mix. she... didn't eat. haha. it's okay. she's gone a week without eating many times.
update 2: i got hired! it's a small, remote job that my parents allow me to work. the pay is horrible, the work is akin to freelance, but it's okay since i can afford tortoise stuff now
And yay congratulations on the new job!
Yingg
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hi, today i saw her pull her food from her bowl down to the substrate. i use orchid bark, could she accidentally eat it? i'm not there 100% of the time to watch her eat, i'm worried that she eats the substrate.
here is a picture. i don't usually feed her on the substrate, but instead over slate. however since she drags as she walks, she pulls substrate wherever she eats too
here is a picture. i don't usually feed her on the substrate, but instead over slate. however since she drags as she walks, she pulls substrate wherever she eats too
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Yes, she could eat a piece or two on accident. It should not pose a problem.hi, today i saw her pull her food from her bowl down to the substrate. i use orchid bark, could she accidentally eat it? i'm not there 100% of the time to watch her eat, i'm worried that she eats the substrate.
here is a picture. i don't usually feed her on the substrate, but instead over slate. however since she drags as she walks, she pulls substrate wherever she eats too
Yingg
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thank u!
Littleredfootbigredheart
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Wouldn’t worry too much, you could try getting a large tile of sorts to rest it on, bigger than the slate maybe
Yingg
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today i soaked her. she didn't poop.
her urates were very soft, no grit... BUT there was a small crumbly stone!! very tiny. maybe the size of a mole or beauty mark? why are her urates like 95% soft and healthy, then there are random hard parts?
her urates were very soft, no grit... BUT there was a small crumbly stone!! very tiny. maybe the size of a mole or beauty mark? why are her urates like 95% soft and healthy, then there are random hard parts?
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Maybe @Tom can explain this.
Yingg
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do you think anyone else could explain?
i've been looking around but i'm not sure why. her poops got less watery when i took out cucumber. so i'm afraid to add it back in for hydration (for healthy urates). is hydration still the issue? i'm so confused
Littleredfootbigredheart
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Because this thread is older and has so many replies it’s possibly getting overlooked, you could make a new one, briefly describing her temperatures, humidity, diet and see if we can get some fresh eyes on the situationdo you think anyone else could explain?
Yingg
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aww... my precious long thread
Littleredfootbigredheart
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I knowaww... my precious long thread
I mean there’s still no guarantee folks will know for sure what’s exactly happening with your girl here, I think the thing is, everything is such a fine balance, all aspects of care work hand in hand to have everything running smoothly, sometimes if one this is thrown off it can knock other things out of whack
I think if you post definitely mention she’s passed a small stone, and that worries you considering humidity is fine and she’s kept hydrated, it’s got me a bit stumped, but it can be so tricky evaluating what’s going on over a screen
Littleredfootbigredheart
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If it’s of any comfort, it’s good she’s passed the stone and it’s not stayed to potentially get bigger inside!
Yingg
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true trueI know
I think if you post definitely mention she’s passed a small stone, and that worries you considering humidity is fine and she’s kept hydrated, it’s got me a bit stumped, but it can be so tricky evaluating what’s going on over a screen
if only i could bring her over... she's clearly hydrated because her most recent poo was still soft... i don't know
Littleredfootbigredheart
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I wouldn’t get yourself too worried, you have to remember overall she’s doing so much better than all those previous years she wasn’t receiving the best care, you’ve come a long way with everything you do for hertrue true
she's clearly hydrated because her most recent poo was still soft... i don't know
I think to some degree you’re still probably finding a fine balance, but I don’t personally
think your girl is in any grave danger health wise, I think at worst she’s getting the odd blip here n there, she’ll only improve once you have more means to get her a bigger set up one day. Keep reminding yourself how truly hardy a creature she really is! She’s active, eating, getting soaks, exercising outside.. there’s folks I see join where their tortoises eyes have shut and they’ve stopped being active, ones who aren’t eating, ones with clear respiratory symptoms, injuries, dehydration, the lot, I definitely worry for those torts, but even many of those I’ve seen updated to be doing better.
Your girl is far from a dire state like that, whatever she has going on, I’m sure it’s not anything she won’t be able to overcome, especially with further husbandry improvements like her set up size, maybe a few diet tweaks
