Hi guys, it's been smooth sailing for past year or more, and still is, really, except for this new finding in Shellie.
Calling on seasoned tort keepers to tell me if they've ever had this happen with their torts.
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This is Shellie when she was much smaller.
We think she is a girl (aberrant scutes), 2 yrs old as of last month.
Last time I did her measurements last wk of June, she weighted 3 lbs and few oz, and measured 8" straight carapace length.
In last 2 days at am feeding I noticed small size of quarter blob of thin runny mucous inside her pee puddle on the rag her food dish was.
This was her first morning pee. Then yesterday I noticed this same at supper time.
Urine looks clear, light color, as usual.
She's been eating, drinking, active same as usual. I have not noticed changes in her appearance other than her tail getting pretty big (swelling up) around the time she purges her cloaca of pee/poo.
I never noticed it being that big before, but then... maybe I didn't pay that much attention.
I mammal pubescent females those would be signs of them approaching sexual maturity, but at 2 yrs old... should I be concerned???
I've been trying to find some info on the net, but probably not looking in right places
And really' where would one go to learn about the "tortoise puberty"??? I don't think she's getting sick, or at least I hope she isn't. She looks and acts healthy and strong as an ox.
@Yvonne G
@Markw84
@Anyfoot
@allegraf
@ZEROPILOT
@Tom
@MPRC
There are others I'd love to ask for their feedback but I can never remember all those user names.
Guys, please help! What do you know? What do you think? If she does it again, I'll try to take a picture where you can actually SEE something, but really, there's nothing to see other then a wet rug or puddle of pee with a small, clear, glistening very soft/runny "booger" in the middle of it.
Please, Help!!!!
Calling on seasoned tort keepers to tell me if they've ever had this happen with their torts.
View attachment 212610
This is Shellie when she was much smaller.
We think she is a girl (aberrant scutes), 2 yrs old as of last month.
Last time I did her measurements last wk of June, she weighted 3 lbs and few oz, and measured 8" straight carapace length.
In last 2 days at am feeding I noticed small size of quarter blob of thin runny mucous inside her pee puddle on the rag her food dish was.
This was her first morning pee. Then yesterday I noticed this same at supper time.
Urine looks clear, light color, as usual.
She's been eating, drinking, active same as usual. I have not noticed changes in her appearance other than her tail getting pretty big (swelling up) around the time she purges her cloaca of pee/poo.
I never noticed it being that big before, but then... maybe I didn't pay that much attention.
I mammal pubescent females those would be signs of them approaching sexual maturity, but at 2 yrs old... should I be concerned???
I've been trying to find some info on the net, but probably not looking in right places
And really' where would one go to learn about the "tortoise puberty"??? I don't think she's getting sick, or at least I hope she isn't. She looks and acts healthy and strong as an ox.
@Yvonne G
@Markw84
@Anyfoot
@allegraf
@ZEROPILOT
@Tom
@MPRC
There are others I'd love to ask for their feedback but I can never remember all those user names.
Guys, please help! What do you know? What do you think? If she does it again, I'll try to take a picture where you can actually SEE something, but really, there's nothing to see other then a wet rug or puddle of pee with a small, clear, glistening very soft/runny "booger" in the middle of it.
Please, Help!!!!