Worried mummy :(

[EvaRose]

My 8 month old Iberas have a bath everyday, and it seems that once or twice a week, while in the bath they release a white substance into the water - and it's always either partly or fully gritty I've read that this indicates dehydration, and it should be more like egg white, is this right? but I'm not sure how I can hydrate them more! I soak their greens in water before feeding them, and I give them fresh water daily! When they wee whilst not in the bath, the liquid is completely clear and smooth like water.
Would be really grateful if someone could please help
And I've attached a couple of pics too!
Thank you!

 

[parrotlady]

Don't worry it is just his kidneys working as they should. It is called urates.

 

[RGB]

Seeing the urates is healthy

You are doing a great job keeping them hydrated. poor hydration and the urates won't get excreted regularly and can form bladder stones.... Keep up the great work!

 

[mike taylor]

Wow you got the poo on your fingertips! haha Just kidding! Your torts fine keep doing what your doing .

 

[ascott]

Your goal should be to continue soaking and hydration...your tort should eventually have urates cleared out and have clean clear urine....urates are indeed a sign of dehydration----if the urates are gritty and sand like then your tort could stand to have perhaps a little longer warm water soak (like 30 minutes) each day until the urates smooth out and eventually be cleared out....

 

[EvaRose]

Okay thank you all very much! I will continue soaking them every day and keep an eye on their urates thank you!

 

[mattgrizzlybear]

Keep it up!

 

[Jlant85]

^^ everyone is on point... nothing to worry bout... =)

 

[Moozillion]

I also feed my tort cucumber. While it is LOW in nutrition, it is high in water content, and she loves it.