Hello Everyone,
My name is Sylvia and I'm the proud parent of two baby Sulcata tortoises. The one that seems to me to be a male is called Beasty Boy, and the other is a girl (I think) named Honey Girl. They are 10 months old now, and I've had them since they were 1 month old. I also have a semi-aquatic turtle who is nearly 24 years now.
When I got the babies, I checked the internet to read all I could about what to feed them, and how to house them. It was somewhat confusing because some people would say use and try this, while others would discourage it. A good example is the issue of feeding the babies fruit. Some would say any fruit would do, while others would say don't ever feed them bananas. So, I used my own good motherly sense and feed them spring mix, chopped apples from time to time, and I would give them a daily soaking for 10-20 minutes. Also, I would take them to the park for one hour of sunshine and exercise. They is where I think they were the happiest because they would roam and taste one weed, then move one to another. One in a while they'd snap up a little flowering weed.
All was well until one of the babies started to have trouble defecating and passing urine. I thought there may be an obstruction in the bladder or intestines; so, I took him to the vet. They took samples of his fecal matter and told me he had pin-worms. They also took x-rays and found a bunch of small stones in the intestines, and one large one in his bladder. Other then to give me medicine for the worms, they told me to return in a couple of days if he continued to have trouble. Well, of course he'd still have trouble because I saw the x-rays--there were at least 25 small stones in one place in that tiny body of his. How in the world is he going to pass that without surgery? Can anyone offer advice?
My name is Sylvia and I'm the proud parent of two baby Sulcata tortoises. The one that seems to me to be a male is called Beasty Boy, and the other is a girl (I think) named Honey Girl. They are 10 months old now, and I've had them since they were 1 month old. I also have a semi-aquatic turtle who is nearly 24 years now.
When I got the babies, I checked the internet to read all I could about what to feed them, and how to house them. It was somewhat confusing because some people would say use and try this, while others would discourage it. A good example is the issue of feeding the babies fruit. Some would say any fruit would do, while others would say don't ever feed them bananas. So, I used my own good motherly sense and feed them spring mix, chopped apples from time to time, and I would give them a daily soaking for 10-20 minutes. Also, I would take them to the park for one hour of sunshine and exercise. They is where I think they were the happiest because they would roam and taste one weed, then move one to another. One in a while they'd snap up a little flowering weed.
All was well until one of the babies started to have trouble defecating and passing urine. I thought there may be an obstruction in the bladder or intestines; so, I took him to the vet. They took samples of his fecal matter and told me he had pin-worms. They also took x-rays and found a bunch of small stones in the intestines, and one large one in his bladder. Other then to give me medicine for the worms, they told me to return in a couple of days if he continued to have trouble. Well, of course he'd still have trouble because I saw the x-rays--there were at least 25 small stones in one place in that tiny body of his. How in the world is he going to pass that without surgery? Can anyone offer advice?
. Sorry to hear about your trouble with the little one. Giving a bump to get your thread more help. I don't know what to tell you except to keep soaking every day and try doing it in a large area, like a tub so he has lots of room to walk around. With some luck, the moving around might also get the stones to move on out. Good luck, others will be around to help, just hang on.
