Chardney
New Member
I got a 3 month old sulcata from a breeder who I’m close to (also have 1yr old from her as well.)
I was concerned because my baby tort did not seem to be growing despite normal humidity and heat. I supplemented with calcium and she got more than enough sun exposure but it never seemed like she was thriving. I hand fed daily and she had a very good appetite, also passed normal BM and urates. After radiographs determined that she had rather large “stones” she was hospitalized and given oral medications daily to help. After months of treatments and no improvement with passing urates, my vet recommended surgery. Once inside he found a rather large abdominal abscess growing inside of her. *see pictures attached*
Does anyone have any experience with something like this with raising baby sulcatas?
I was concerned because my baby tort did not seem to be growing despite normal humidity and heat. I supplemented with calcium and she got more than enough sun exposure but it never seemed like she was thriving. I hand fed daily and she had a very good appetite, also passed normal BM and urates. After radiographs determined that she had rather large “stones” she was hospitalized and given oral medications daily to help. After months of treatments and no improvement with passing urates, my vet recommended surgery. Once inside he found a rather large abdominal abscess growing inside of her. *see pictures attached*
Does anyone have any experience with something like this with raising baby sulcatas?