Urates.

[Lucas791]

I guess urates is the white stuff that tortoises poo, well my hermanns like to eat that, is this a problem?

 

[Maggie Cummings]

It's concentrated urine, not poo. I'm not sure about harmful or not, and I don't think anybody has ever brought up that problem. Is he hydrated enough? And fed a variety diet? Just thinkin here...

 

[Lucas791]

He gets a daily soak, he feeds on weeds out of the yard every other day and he gets a mix of romaine carrot turnip green and kale with cucumber, so he's hydrated properly and fed right....so it doesn't make sence.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

It's reasonably alright as long as the urates are creamy, not gritty when you feel them. I also have a tortoise that I soak daily and have for over 3 years. He has abscessed sinus's. He also has thick gritty urates. Go figure...

 

[ascott]

Have you tried to place a cuddle bone in the enclosure with the tort? Perhaps the tort is trying to get some additional calcium????? Just thinking her along with Ms Maggie