Baby Sulcata Yellow Brown Pee

[Madkathq]

I noticed my Sulcata started having this pee yesterday. Now has slight diarrhea. Eats different kinds of dandelion, wild mustard, foxtail leaves, geranium,, and some ground clover. I gave them 3 small aeonium leaves the size of their body in their salad. I recently shifted the diet from mostly dandelions to mostly foxtail leaves. I just read that while aeonium is safe to feed, it's a laxative

 

[Tom]

I don't know aeonium, and what is a foxtail leaf? Foxtail is a grass. It doesn't have leaves.

 

[Madkathq]

I don't know aeonium, and what is a foxtail leaf? Foxtail is a grass. It doesn't have leaves.

You told me they could eat the single blade next to the foxtail. Let me see if I can find a picture of aeonium; I used Tortoise table to identify it and find out the laxative effect

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

I don't know aeonium, and what is a foxtail leaf? Foxtail is a grass. It doesn't have leaves.

Ive remember that name foxtail from a gentleman's club ive been to once... ok.. maybe twice

 

[Madkathq]

I don't know aeonium, and what is a foxtail leaf? Foxtail is a grass. It doesn't have leaves.

 

[Sa Ga]

Morla, my Russian tort, did that soon after I got her. I took her to the vet right away. She had severe dehydration because she doesn't drink enough on her own. She was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease which makes dehydration esp dangerous for her.

 

[Madkathq]

Morla, my Russian tort, did that soon after I got her. I took her to the vet right away. She had severe dehydration because she doesn't drink enough on her own. She was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease which makes dehydration esp dangerous for her.

Oh no, I'll start calling for an appointment right away

 

[Yvonne G]

Your tortoise doesn't need the vet. Dandelion makes the urine color like that.

 

[Madkathq]

Your tortoise doesn't need the vet. Dandelion makes the urine color like that.

This is the first time I'm seeing this though, they had a first with lots of dandelion/what I listed for about two weeks

 

[Maggie3fan]

This is the first time I'm seeing this though, they had a first with lots of dandelion/what I listed for about two weeks

I also feed a quantity of dandelion flowers to my bigger tortoises and their urine is brownish...that picture is Hens and Chicks isn't it @Yvonne?

 

[Madkathq]

This is the first time I'm seeing this though, they had a first with lots of dandelion/what I listed for about two weeks

Diet*

 

[Tom]

You told me they could eat the single blade next to the foxtail. Let me see if I can find a picture of aeonium; I used Tortoise table to identify it and find out the laxative effect

Copy that. You threw me when you used the term "leaf'. I always think of those as blades of grass. Thanks for clarifying.

I don't know about the big succulent. I always thought those kind of things, along with kalanchoe, were toxic. Sooooo many plant species to learn...

 

[Sa Ga]

Oh no, I'll start calling for an appointment right away

Be sure to take him to a vet that truly knows how to treat your breed of tort!

The diagnostics aren't cheap (you'll want blood work for a metabolic panel to test kidney and liver function, etc. and a CBC to check the blood itself). But it is SO worth it because such a relatively simple thing (the tube hydrating and extra soaks) have saved her life.

 

[Madkathq]

Copy that. You threw me when you used the term "leaf'. I always think of those as blades of grass. Thanks for clarifying.

I don't know about the big succulent. I always thought those kind of things, along with kalanchoe, were toxic. Sooooo many plant species to learn...

That stinks! Kamé LOVES it. I set a branch down by her and she went crazy for it. The site said it was good in moderation :/ but that was a different tort. Hamé is the one in question; he seemed somewhat indifferent and preferred filaree and dandelion... Since that one time I've only fed one small leaf I think. I'll cut it out for a week and see what happens

 

[Madkathq]

Be sure to take him to a vet that truly knows how to treat your breed of tort!

The diagnostics aren't cheap (you'll want blood work for a metabolic panel to test kidney and liver function, etc. and a CBC to check the blood itself). But it is SO worth it because such a relatively simple thing (the tube hydrating and extra soaks) have saved her life.

If I may, what area do you live in? I don't feel comfortable disclosing my location but I'm in SoCal if you have suggestions

 

[Tom]

I'll cut it out for a week and see what happens

That sounds like a good plan.

 

[Sa Ga]

Be sure to take him to a vet that truly knows how to treat your breed of tort!

The diagnostics aren't cheap (you'll want blood work for a metabolic panel to test kidney and liver function, etc. and a CBC to check the blood itself). But it is SO worth it because such a relatively simple thing (the tube hydrating and extra soaks) have saved her life.

If I may, what area do you live in? I don't feel comfortable disclosing my location but I'm in SoCal if you have suggestions

I'm in MN so that may be a wee bit far...

However there are a lot of ppl in SoCal that can suggest wonderful Vets!

 

[Sa Ga]

Good SoCal tort vets? @KarenSoCal , @Tom , @Yvonne G , @maggie18fan , @ZEROPILOT ....I can't remember where u all live....but I think I can safely bet on you, KarenSoCal!

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Florida here.
About as far away from California as you can get without swimming

 

[KarenSoCal]

Good SoCal tort vets? @KarenSoCal , @Tom , @Yvonne G , @maggie18fan , @ZEROPILOT ....I can't remember where u all live....but I think I can safely bet on you, KarenSoCal!

I only had Chug to a vet one time, for a wellness check before brumation. I took him to a VCA animal hospital in La Quinta. The vet was OK, but he does not sedate or operate on torts. And this place was horribly expensive!

I found another vet like him, but I have never had contact with them. They apparently see all kinds of reptiles. I believe they are very close to the OP.

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