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DandR

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Don't mean to hijack Gabby's post, but I'm having the same problem with 2 juvenile sulcatas who came from crowded and dry conditions. Now, they're soaked daily for 45 minutes, fed grass / leaves / weeds, and their hides are kept at 85F with 70% humidity. In addition, we're in Hawaii where humidity is consistently 60% - 80%. Yet, about once a week, I find GRITTY urates in their soaks. The urates are never creamy or have a toothpaste-like consistency. Could this be the result of having been raised dry and in sand? Is there anything more I should/could be doing?
 

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Haha it's ok :D I'm sorry to hear about your sullies but I am sure it's going to take a while of what your doing to finally get your sullies in top shape. I would say to keep doing what your doing. But I do make an effort in wetting all my babies food with water and giving him romaine lettuce to ensure he's getting lots of water
 

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Thanks. I forgot to mention that I do spray their food, as well as give them aloe and/or jade plant every other day. I've learned here that giving aloe that often may cause diarrhea, but that's never happened. In fact, when they don't have it for a few days, they're poop drags behind them almost all day. It doesn't release easily. Which seems to be another indication of dehydration. So I'm wondering what else can be done.
 

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Thanks. I forgot to mention that I do spray their food, as well as give them aloe and/or jade plant every other day. I've learned here that giving aloe that often may cause diarrhea, but that's never happened. In fact, when they don't have it for a few days, they're poop drags behind them almost all day. It doesn't release easily. Which seems to be another indication of dehydration. So I'm wondering what else can be done.
Keep up the soaks and all that you are already doing. Be sure to have a low sided water dish available and for a while, maybe soak twice a day until the Urates get to a creamy texture.
 

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It sometimes takes a while to clean out all the old urates from their system.
 

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I would soak daily maybe twice a day if possible ? As others have said , it may take some time !
 

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I live in Jordan (the Middle East), where the climate is extremely dry. During those really hot Summer days I soak OLI twice and even three times a day so as to avoid dehydration as well as pyramiding.
 

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