hello, i’m new to ttf, but i’ve been lurking and looking through all old threads for a while now. i wasn’t at all well informed on how to take care of a tortoise, but all of the information on here has been extremely helpful and i’m hoping you guys could help me out with this as well
recently my sulcata, max, has had hard white chunks in his poop. at first i didn’t really think anything of it because he’s still active and eats like a horse, but i just want to make sure it’s nothing serious. i’ve read up a little on bladder stones and i don’t really think that’s what this is, but i could be wrong.
i was wondering if this could be chunks of cuttlebone that i’m finding? i put one in his cage about once a week and he almost always completely demolishes it in about an hour. i sprinkle calcium on his food 2 or 3 times a week, but he still goes after the cuttlebone like it’s candy.
here are some pics:
also, max has recently been diagnosed with a respiratory infection. he goes to the vet around three times a week for a shot. he now has a new, bigger, enclosure that hold humidity much better and ceramic heat emitters^^
recently my sulcata, max, has had hard white chunks in his poop. at first i didn’t really think anything of it because he’s still active and eats like a horse, but i just want to make sure it’s nothing serious. i’ve read up a little on bladder stones and i don’t really think that’s what this is, but i could be wrong.
i was wondering if this could be chunks of cuttlebone that i’m finding? i put one in his cage about once a week and he almost always completely demolishes it in about an hour. i sprinkle calcium on his food 2 or 3 times a week, but he still goes after the cuttlebone like it’s candy.
here are some pics:
also, max has recently been diagnosed with a respiratory infection. he goes to the vet around three times a week for a shot. he now has a new, bigger, enclosure that hold humidity much better and ceramic heat emitters^^