Aiden on May 07, 2018: my tortoise is not eating or pooping and has a foaming mouth. It's a white discharge. A. Recently noticed a lot of white discharge like substance in my tortoises urine, is that normal? I'm not exactly sure what it is. Aug 21, 2019 #2 Ben02 Well-Known Member. Actually, it's surprising that tortoises, being reptile, don't produce white excretions more often. They have a cuttlefish bone that they go through every few months. A chronically sick tortoise may get white scar tissue around its nostrils from continuous nasal discharge. One of my desert tortoises is pooping out white stuff some times. He is in a large glass aquarium and has a diet of fresh vegtables. Do not add any new tortoise to your existing collection without a quarantine period - 6 months is the minimum recommended. New posts Search forums. Reply to Jav917's Post: I read about the tortoise on line last night and I have found out the discharge is the tortoise empting his bladder but holding all the water. Joined Oct 21, 2018 Messages 1,825 My tortoise has a white, chalky discharge with its urine. Q. Desert Tortoise Health Assessment Observing and Recording Clinical Signs on Data Sheet ... Nasal Discharge Severity 1) Mild = moisture at/around nares, bubbles from nose 2) Moderate = discharge visible ... areas that tend to have a white or yellow appearance with a dry surface compared to the pink moist tongue or mucous The Carapace The Plastron The Eyes The eyes of the tortoise should be clear and bright and there should be no sign of discharge. They most hibiscus leaves, dandelions, and mulberry leaves. A tortoise may urinate and defecate at the same time, which may leave urate deposits on the fecal material. Keeping the mouth clean is obviously very important, so it is usually easier to move the turtle or tortoise to a very plain and scrupulously clean environment where it will in any case be easier to monitor its progress. Just the occasional poop is some white stuff. Debbie on October 10, 2018: Why would my tortoise have a white mouth. When holding a tortoise it should feel solid rather than light. RE: My tortoise pooped out some white stuff Most birds and lizards combine urine and feces in a single elimination and that's what produces the white in, well, pigeon poop on your windhsield, as one common example. She limped. Thanks. Chronic nasal discharge or raspy … Forums. In reptiles, uric acid is cleared from the bloodstream by the kidneys. Definitely not. Tortoises inflicted with respiratory ailments often must move their head and forelimbs in and out to facilitate breathing. In very bad cases where there is a significant discharge and bone involvement, surgery may be … When the tortoise urinates, it will pass the liquid urine and the semi-solid urates at the same time. Not every poop. I was told this means it is suffering from too much calcium in the diet - is this true? Menu. My tortoise came to us with a hitch in her leg a year ago. A healthy tortoise will have signs of a growth ring, which appears as a palish band in between the bony plates (scutes) and above the lower, marginal scutes. Today after a steady diet of organic greens and exercise she moves swiftly and smoothly. No. Thanks . Hello all, Recently noticed a lot of white discharge like substance in my tortoises urine, is that normal? I was getting ready to give him a bath when he discharged this white liquid all over me and I was concerned. This is … Dalmuti the Sulcata Tortoise Sulcata tortoise Turtles, Tortoises and Box Turtles :) - good advice from Tortoise Forum.. it’s excreting urates -- a combination of excess uric acid, minerals, and other body waste products that the tortoise's … What's that white stuff in my tortoise's urine? This will make the feces appear as if it is white or off-white. A tortoise suffering from malnutrition has no such protection against disease, he has no defenses left to fight invaders, and will often succumb to a minor infection.
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