Help (colored urine)

[lskaife]

can anyone tell me what is causing this color in my Russian torts urine? I do not feed him dandelions. I feed him romaine kale escarole arugula and baby sweet lettuce

 

[wellington]

The white stuff is Urates, normal as long as they are creamy like tooth paste and not gritty

 

[lskaife]

I knew that but what about the brown color?

 

[ascott]

I knew that but what about the brown color?

What type of substrate are you using ? What color is the substrate? Tortoise are notorious for sampling bites of dirt/substrate....

 

[lskaife]

Coconut coir

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

My Russian, Max also had the brownish orange color yesterday during his soak. I forgot to take a picture so I did not post about it yet. Its not from dandelions though, i feed him that occasionally & he never gives out that orange substance.
I keep my tortoise on soil. Feed them escarole, endive, spring mix, dandelion greens & just introduced radicchio today. I also sprinkle wetted T-rex dry tortoise food on top of their food once a week or so. They get soaks 2-3 times a week.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

My Russian, Max also had the brownish orange color yesterday during his soak. I forgot to take a picture so I did not post about it yet. Its not from dandelions though, i feed him that occasionally & he never gives out that orange substance.
I keep my tortoise on soil. Feed them escarole, endive, spring mix, dandelion greens & just introduced radicchio today. I also sprinkle wetted T-rex dry tortoise food on top of their food once a week or so. They get soaks 2-3 times a week.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

He pooped/peed another one. Its not as orange as the one a couple days ago.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

can anyone tell me what is causing this color in my Russian torts urine? I do not feed him dandelions. I feed him romaine kale escarole arugula and baby sweet lettuce

Has your tortoises peed anymore of the brownish orange substance?

 

[jockma]

Has he had diarrhea or loose stools recently? When my tortoise has loose stools his pee will have a brownish tinge with little poo flakes afterwards. It goes back to normal after a few healthy poos. He doesn't produce urates because he's an RF so I'm not sure if this would apply.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

The substance is like slimy also. Imagine a slimy-ish spider web. I soaked him again today and he pooped some of it again but almost clear , not orange. His stools are a little runny since his deworming

 

[jockma]

Slimy spider web sounds like urates. A really, really good way to describe urates

Just keep soaking. Some medications color the urine and urates. Generally the more you soak and the more hydrated the tort is the less urates you get.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

Slimy spider web sounds like urates. A really, really good way to describe urates

Just keep soaking. Some medications color the urine and urates. Generally the more you soak and the more hydrated the tort is the less urates you get.

Oh, thats different, the urates arent white when hes really hydrated? He had some gritty urates a couple weeks ago, but i havent seen any since then. Just the slimy stuff.
Thats good and relieving to hear though. Thank you !

 

[JoesMum]

Slimy urates = good

Gritty urates = dehydrated

Coloured wee or urates = chances are that it's caused by what's been eaten. Blood is obviously a concern and take other behaviour into consideration

 

[Lyn W]

Oh, thats different, the urates arent white when hes really hydrated?

My tort is very well hydrated - soaked everyday, food soaked and sprayed, and his urates are like white slime - very whispy and floaty. Dandelion leaves give a pinkish tinge to wee but it's usually clear.