Dec 9, 2021 #1 TheLastGreen Well-Known Member Joined Aug 3, 2021 Messages 929 Location (City and/or State) Johannesburg Zvezda's pee was quite dark, it looked almost red, she hasn't been eating dandelions so it can't be those pigments, any advice?
Zvezda's pee was quite dark, it looked almost red, she hasn't been eating dandelions so it can't be those pigments, any advice?
Dec 9, 2021 #2 TheLastGreen Well-Known Member Joined Aug 3, 2021 Messages 929 Location (City and/or State) Johannesburg I should add she is extremely active, eating loads a day, drinking water, and she is soldiering to get out of the bath
I should add she is extremely active, eating loads a day, drinking water, and she is soldiering to get out of the bath
Dec 9, 2021 #3 ZEROPILOT REDFOOT WRANGLER Moderator 10 Year Member! Tortoise Club Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jul 16, 2014 Messages 29,970 Location (City and/or State) South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C. We're not ignoring you. I think we're waiting on someone with a decent theory
Dec 10, 2021 #4 Yvonne G Old Timer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 95,384 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA The urine is colored by what they eat. For example, feeding them dandelion greens causes very dark reddish brown urine.
The urine is colored by what they eat. For example, feeding them dandelion greens causes very dark reddish brown urine.
Dec 10, 2021 #5 ZenHerper Well-Known Member Joined Feb 27, 2020 Messages 2,078 Location (City and/or State) New Jersey Any foods (including ultra-dark greens) containing beta-carotenes will lend pigment to urine and urates.
Any foods (including ultra-dark greens) containing beta-carotenes will lend pigment to urine and urates.
Dec 10, 2021 #6 TheLastGreen Well-Known Member Joined Aug 3, 2021 Messages 929 Location (City and/or State) Johannesburg Yup, then it's the rocket, endive etc. She's been eating so much, that she's been pooping about every second day, it is quite solid and almost black
Yup, then it's the rocket, endive etc. She's been eating so much, that she's been pooping about every second day, it is quite solid and almost black
Dec 10, 2021 #7 Maggie3fan Well-Known Member 5 Year Member Joined Jun 30, 2018 Messages 9,021 Location (City and/or State) PacificNorthWest TheLastGreen said: Yup, then it's the rocket, endive etc. She's been eating so much, that she's been pooping about every second day, it is quite solid and almost black Click to expand... add cucumbers to her diet a few times, moisture added to her poop to make sure it's not too solid...
TheLastGreen said: Yup, then it's the rocket, endive etc. She's been eating so much, that she's been pooping about every second day, it is quite solid and almost black Click to expand... add cucumbers to her diet a few times, moisture added to her poop to make sure it's not too solid...