Re: Suki the Sulcata: Reply #2

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Posted by Terry on December 20, 1998 at 11:24:00:

In Reply to: Suki the Sulcata: Still No Poops! posted by Christine and Freight on December 18, 1998 at 22:24:47:

Here is another reply from the list. As you can see, more suggestions for grasses in the diet. Fibre is very important in a sulcatas diet.
How's it coming along? Any luck yet?

<enema if necessary.

My mind boggles!!

chard, escarole, romaine, collard greens, zucchini, and small amounts of apple
(once a week). RepCal is added to her food daily. We have been soaking her,
at the vets advice, we are now soaking her once a day and feeding her foods
high in water content. Her room is monitered closely for temperature, the
cool side never goes below 72, she basks frequently under her light. But
>

Advise her that sulcata's need a very high fiber dry diet - grasses
especially, the less wet food the better.

Tuesday if she has not pooped by then. (Our vet is a herp vet and has
experience with Sulcatas.) Has anyone ever experience this with a Sulcata
before? Anyone have any clue what could be wrong? Or any suggestions
that>

Once a tortoise has emptied his bowels it can take weeks for him to pass
feces again, depending on diet, tell her lots of fiber, grass, opuntia,
plantain if she can get. If fecal impossible I would deworm as a
precaution and make sure she knows to isolate if she has any other
tortoises?

Bye for now,
Misty

: Hello Everyone! About 2 weeks ago we brought home a 1 year old, overgrown Sulcata: Suki. On the way home Suki peed a lot and pooped a lot, but she has not pooped since then. It's been 2 weeks. We brought her to the vet, (obviously could not bring a fecal sample) and he examined her, she is overgrown and has a calcium deficiency. She got a Calcium shot, a vitamin D3 shot and parasite antibiotic infusion (?) We have been feeding her: chicory, chard, escarole, romaine, collard greens, zucchini, and small amounts of apple (once a week). RepCal is added to her food daily. We have been soaking her, at the vets advice, we are now soaking her once a day and feeding her foods high in water content. Her room is monitered closely for temperature, the cool side never goes below 72, she basks frequently under her light. But still, no poop. We are beginning to worry and will take her back to the vet Tuesday if she has not pooped by then. (Our vet is a herp vet and has experience with Sulcatas.) Has anyone ever experience this with a Sulcata before? Anyone have any clue what could be wrong? Or any suggestions that could help our Suki? Thank you all in advance.

: Christine & Freight & Suki

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: : Here is another reply from the list. As you can see, more suggestions for grasses in the diet. Fibre is very important in a sulcatas diet. : How's it coming along? Any luck yet? : <<Please tell her that a fecal sample can be obtained by a warm saline : enema if necessary. : <nd parasite antibiotic infusion (?)> : My mind boggles!! : <e have been feeding her: chicory, : chard, escarole, romaine, collard greens, zucchini, and small amounts of apple : (once a week). RepCal is added to her food daily. We have been soaking her, : at the vets advice, we are now soaking her once a day and feeding her foods : high in water content. Her room is monitered closely for temperature, the : cool side never goes below 72, she basks frequently under her light. But : > : Advise her that sulcata's need a very high fiber dry diet - grasses : especially, the less wet food the better. : <We are beginning to worry and will take her back to the vet : Tuesday if she has not pooped by then. (Our vet is a herp vet and has : experience with Sulcatas.) Has anyone ever experience this with a Sulcata : before? Anyone have any clue what could be wrong? Or any suggestions : that> : Once a tortoise has emptied his bowels it can take weeks for him to pass : feces again, depending on diet, tell her lots of fiber, grass, opuntia, : plantain if she can get. If fecal impossible I would deworm as a : precaution and make sure she knows to isolate if she has any other : tortoises? : Bye for now, : Misty : : : Hello Everyone! About 2 weeks ago we brought home a 1 year old, overgrown Sulcata: Suki. On the way home Suki peed a lot and pooped a lot, but she has not pooped since then. It's been 2 weeks. We brought her to the vet, (obviously could not bring a fecal sample) and he examined her, she is overgrown and has a calcium deficiency. She got a Calcium shot, a vitamin D3 shot and parasite antibiotic infusion (?) We have been feeding her: chicory, chard, escarole, romaine, collard greens, zucchini, and small amounts of apple (once a week). RepCal is added to her food daily. We have been soaking her, at the vets advice, we are now soaking her once a day and feeding her foods high in water content. Her room is monitered closely for temperature, the cool side never goes below 72, she basks frequently under her light. But still, no poop. We are beginning to worry and will take her back to the vet Tuesday if she has not pooped by then. (Our vet is a herp vet and has experience with Sulcatas.) Has anyone ever experience this with a Sulcata before? Anyone have any clue what could be wrong? Or any suggestions that could help our Suki? Thank you all in advance. : : Christine & Freight & Suki

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