Well, it 'could be'. But I can't see the color, is it off white with a brown center?This can't be a bladder stone right? I found two of them in the enclosure and they're pretty much rock hard accept i managed to break of the tip of this one
t it's not round at all and arent bladder stone usually round? I broke it apart with a hammer and this is what it looked like some brown element but not really brown pretty much just whiteWell, it 'could be'. But I can't see the color, is it off white with a brown center?
I will stick out my neck here, I "think" it might be,so keep the tort hydrated and a watchful eye. But something that small says as my rebel son would say "it ain't no thing"t it's not round at all and arent bladder stone usually round? I broke it apart with a hammer and this is what it looked like some brown element but not really brown pretty much just white
Ok it's just that i found two of these stones and is that really normal that they would pass two? I also was at the vets last mondays and xrayed and there were no bladder stonesI will stick out my neck here, I "think" it might be,so keep the tort hydrated and a watchful eye. But something that small says as my rebel son would say "it ain't no thing"
when it's just starting there could be several 'stones' that size. But I'm not really sure they are stones. Sometimes there are little rocks in the substrate.Ok it's just that i found two of these stones and is that really normal that they would pass two?
yes it also had black marks and spots on the stones. and as i said they were pretty much rock hard accept i could manage to break a little piece of. It just really feels like it wouldnt be a bladder stone And as i also said i was at the vet last mondays and xrayed and no stones then.when it's just starting there could be several 'stones' that size. But I'm not really sure they are stones. Sometimes there are little rocks in the substrate.
Here is what I wrote about bladder stones...yes it also had black marks and spots on it and as i said they were pretty much rock hard accept i could menage to break a little piece of. It just really feels like it wouldnt be a bladder stone
I found another one while digging in his subsrate this one looks about the same as the other ones and it's also completely rock hard. I read your post and it was relly good to see different cases of blaadder stone and what i found does not really look like those you posted.Here is what I wrote about bladder stones...
Urates again and again
I have noticed a note of anxiety by some of our newer members regarding urine, urates, and stones. So I thought I might make an attempt at simplifying the whole thing, maybe. When desert type (Gopherus) and savannah type tortoises (like Sulcata) ingest liquid the organs kinda suck out all the...tortoiseforum.org
So unless you want to pay for an analysis, do not obsess, the only supplement you should use is calcium w/d3, 2 pinches a week and keep him hydrated well hydrated. Also, help him get as much exercise as possible, get him outside walking around on grass. No walking around in the house for him!!!I found another one while digging in his subsrate this one looks about the same as the other ones and it's also completely rock hard. I read your post and it was relly good to see different cases of blaadder stone and what i found does not really look like those you posted.
Ok but so you do think it is an bladder stone also he is well hydrated and i would find hard to belive otherwise. Also i wish i could get him outside right now but it's super cold so thats not possible, but he is getting alot of excersise in his enclosure and does have some grass in his enclosure he goes thru sometimes.So unless you want to pay for an analysis, do not obsess, the only supplement you should use is calcium w/d3, 2 pinches a week and keep him hydrated well hydrated. Also, help him get as much exercise as possible, get him outside walking around on grass. No walking around in the house for him!!!
No, I do not necessarily think it is a stone, but just in case it is...I told you the things you need to do now to keep any stone from getting bigger. IF, maybe it is a stone there's a better chance of passing it being well hydrated.Ok but so you do think it is an bladder stone also he is well hydrated and i would find hard to belive otherwise. Also i wish i could get him outside right now but it's super cold so thats not possible, but he is getting alot of excersise in his enclosure and does have some grass in his enclosure he goes thru sometimes.
Ok i will make sure he keeps weel hydrated and active. i might just get the stones checked out just incase so i wont have to worry about possibly nothing. Also normally arent you able to sort of crumble the small stones apart with you're nails becuse you deffinatly can't do that with these stones.No, I do not necessarily think it is a stone, but just in case it is...I told you the things you need to do now to keep any stone from getting bigger. IF, maybe it is a stone there's a better chance of passing it being well hydrated.
However, my 100+ pound 17 yr old Sulcata, Bob, was the most hydrated Sulcata that ever walked. What is now my box turtle pen, he had a swimming hole that was up to my knees, he freakin loved to swim. Well, maybe I should say he liked to soak and walk under the water. During the winter when he couldn't go out he drank from a xxlarge non-spillable dog water dish.
I spent a lot of time with Bob and I can honestly say I saw him drink pretty much daily. So even tho I kept Bob the way they should be kept, somehow he had that 1 pound stone, he got major surgery, and died in my bathroom on my lap
The last photo I posted was hard as a rock and I cut it with a sharp knife. Bob's stone is visibly flaking but that alone is not definitiveOk i will make sure he keeps weel hydrated and active. i might just get the stones checked out just incase so i wont have to worry about possibly nothing. Also normally arent you able to sort of crumble the small stones apart with you're nails becuse you deffinatly can't do that with these stones.
I saw someone say that if you put the stones in something acidic like apple cider vinegar they would disolve sinse they're made of calcium i tried it and they did not dissolve at all. I guess thats a good sign? Also i am not sure if i made this clear but i can't for certain say the stones i found has ever been inside him since i just found them in the substrate as i have with many other rocks, the reason i posted about trhese ones i found is juist becuse i thought theyu kind of looked like bladder stones.The last photo I posted was hard as a rock and I cut it with a sharp knife. Bob's stone is visibly flaking but that alone is not definitive