General Care Discussion

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:39 pm

All of those pieces were rock rock... nothing at all was soft or stretchy. She has a vet appointment at 3:30 so I am taking her and the poop and I will let everyone know what the vet says when I get home

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:55 pm

It was a broken egg. The vet said it most likely shattered as she was pushing it out since the shell was so thin. They took an x-ray and there are no more eggs or pieces of eggs inside of her. He did give me antibiotics because she has been acting a bit lethargic lately and I don't know how long she has been pooping that green color. So she is fine

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:08 pm

Thats good to hear.....did the vet say why the egg was so thin?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:20 pm

Good to hear.

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:46 pm

Nope... last year after she laid Gimli and Marvolo's eggs she had a third egg that was really thin and it shattered but it shattered after she laid it.

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:17 pm

So glad to hear she's going to be ok.

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:58 pm

Thanks

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:54 pm

I'm glad Nyx is better now. And way to go on identifying the problem!

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:11 am

My turtle eats her poop right after going to the bathroom so I'd never have any way of knowing if she had anything abnormal coming out of her... :roll:

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:13 am

I wouldn't have known either if she wouldn't have done it on her dock.

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:14 am

I have only seen turtle poop once. I am sure they do it, but I can't ever find it. Maybe they eat it too...

I am glad that your turtle is okay! And also that you have a decent vet nearby!

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:26 am

Thanks! I am really lucky. My herp vet is partners with my Avian vet and she is the only vet that treats ducks so I really lucked out when she partnered with a herp vet. She used to work at a vet clinic that treated dogs and cats but she opened her own clinic and it is strictly exotics, no dogs or cats allowed which is nice because before I had to worry about loose dogs getting a hold of Bum! Both of the vets have worked many years as veterinarians for the local zoo.

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