white tortoise poop

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lisamolloy89

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Hi, my baby tortoise pooped out white stuff along with his normal brown stuff....can any1 explain what this is? I took a pic but having problems uploading it.
 

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Sounds like urates, it is how they get rid of their urine.
 

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C i thought that but then i thought they only done it when there in the bath :-S
 

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They often do it in their bath, but some d it outside also, my California Desert Tortoise leaves urates all over the yard, often times no where near water.
 

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You can always offer more soaks to offer increased hydration....you will find that the increased hydration will likely decrease the amount of urates passed :D
 
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