I was hanging out with my tortoise, Was holding him. I went to set him down on the floor gently and he started letting liquid out of his Bum... I figured it was just pee.. no big deal.. He was lying in it.. so I went to pick him up out of it, and it was slimy.. it had the same consistency of a liquid soap... it was crystal clear.. He let a small amount out.. moved a foot. then just let it all out.. Bubbles and farts and everything.. Not sure if it was diarrhea or just pee... Any idea?
Tortoise diarrhea
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Cwt622 said:
What has he been eating? I've noticed that some foods, such as prickly pear cactus pad, can sometimes cause a slimy textured-diarrhea like you've described.
Because you said it was a clear liquid it sounds like pee. It sounds like the tort is nervous being handled and urinates because of it. My daughter does reptile show's with her 4--H club and most of the tortoises iin the club urinate while being held by their owner as they talk about their tort's.
I always soak mine leopard before I hold him or put him on anything other then his own cage substrate. This way, he does it all in his soaks and not on me or anything else. Just a little tip. Now, it was probably nothing to worry about. If it continues to come out that way, I would have him checked for parasites.
some don;t like to be held and that is one of the ways they express it...
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