spur-thighed tortoise

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pipestrangler

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hi my name is ashley and i live in essex in the uk and i have had my spur-thighed tortoise for 4 weeks and i have just noticed that his urine is very grainy and not the usual white(like toothpaste colour)
can someone give me some advice.....please:tort:
 

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Welcome to the forum Ashley :) they are called urates its normal do you give him warm soak's ? what are you feeding him?
 

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Welcome To The Forum, Yea Thats Normal :)
Do You Have Any Pictures Of Your Little Guy?
 

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Hi Ashley:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!
 

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Hello and welcome.

How old is your tortoises? What do you feed him? You have a Testudo gracea, right? How often do you soak your tortoise?
 

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Congrats on ur new tort :)
Just give him a soak in warm water every day it flushes out the system
 
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