Egyptian tort diet

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Tim/Robin

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We were reading about Egyptian torts (always trying to learn more about our 3 hatchlings). It seems that this species is prone to bladder stones (never had one but treat people at the ER with kidney stones and they must be INCREDIBLY painful!). And do torts get them in the bladder or kidney?

So we got to wondering if the diet we have for our hatchlings is adequate, in light of this new information we've run across. This is normally what we feed daily:

2/3 greens
frequently: endive, spring mix, cactus
sometimes: hay (Carolina pet supply orchard, tim), romaine, grape leaves, hibiscus leaves, dandelion

1/3 other
frequently: squash, zucchini, carrot
sometimes: Mazuri, bell pepper, mushroom

We supplement with MinerAll about 2-3 times a week and they rarely go outside. They get soaked 3 times a week and have a shallow dish of water in the cage too.

Our question is to those (Danny, Ed, others?) who own these little guys...is there something we should change, while they are young, to prevent stones or other issues with these little guys? Should we not even be supplementing with MinerAll since we feed high quality greens?

If only Ed's book was published....;)
 

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Hi Tim and Robin,
They do sometimes get stones in their bladders.
First off, what kind of endive are you feeding? What kind of squash are you feeding? I would cut out the carrots and the mushrooms.
I've never had a problem supplementing with calcium.

Danny
 

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Danny,
Thanks for the reply. The squash we feed varies, spaghetti, acorn, summer, all cooked and cooled. The endive is what is at the store labeled "curly endive". We believe it is Cichorium endivia as it looks like pictures of that we found on google.
We will cut out carrots and mushrooms. We appreciate any advice from the "more experienced" among us.
 

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Curly endive is just fine as well as escarole. I would go with butternut squash over those your feeding now. High in vitamin A and has a natural wormer in it.

Danny
 
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