Hello All. First let me introduce myself. My name is Ralph and I have been raising tortoises for 30 plus years. Living in central Fl has allowed me to keep everyone outside 24/7, 365 days. I raised greeks, redfoots,leopards. Last year I decided to switch to egyptians exclusively and so began the journey in on now.
I currently have 6 juveniles ranging from 18 -24 months. They are seperated into prs with each pr having a 48"X20" enclosure. UVB lighting is provided along with a heatlamp.
All seemed fine until yesterday when #3 started to act strange. #3 appeared to be having spasims. Would extend its rear legs and then front legs to the point it would tip over. Upon close examination I noticed traces of urates at the vent. Immediately placed #3 in warm water. After about 10-15 min. and after passing a few feces and a bit of urates a 1 cm. stone was passed. It hurt just seeing this being passed by this little guy. Afterwards #3 rested abit and began eating as if nothing had happened.
This can't be good. In 30 yrs I have never seen anything quite like it. I know this is long winded, but I wanted to get a much info out there as I could. I would welcome any suggestions, comments or recommendations. I'm very particular about diet, temps,humidity levels but perhaps i'm missing something. thanks in advance, Ralph
I currently have 6 juveniles ranging from 18 -24 months. They are seperated into prs with each pr having a 48"X20" enclosure. UVB lighting is provided along with a heatlamp.
All seemed fine until yesterday when #3 started to act strange. #3 appeared to be having spasims. Would extend its rear legs and then front legs to the point it would tip over. Upon close examination I noticed traces of urates at the vent. Immediately placed #3 in warm water. After about 10-15 min. and after passing a few feces and a bit of urates a 1 cm. stone was passed. It hurt just seeing this being passed by this little guy. Afterwards #3 rested abit and began eating as if nothing had happened.
This can't be good. In 30 yrs I have never seen anything quite like it. I know this is long winded, but I wanted to get a much info out there as I could. I would welcome any suggestions, comments or recommendations. I'm very particular about diet, temps,humidity levels but perhaps i'm missing something. thanks in advance, Ralph