runny nose syndrome.

hi all..i noticed my little star got white thingy in her urine/shit. i've noticed it 2 times already, in ard 1month plus. it's ard 3 to 4mm in diameter, a round white stone like ball shape, made up of many tiny tiny stone like thingy..it's v hard when i press it. it's like a sand dough. issit too much of calcum intake? i already stop the sprinkled of cuttlefish bone powder.., but i still notice it, thou smaller abit. why is this thingy happening? maybe not enuf of sun... n oso alittle diarrhea, haiz...sad. wonder if only feed cai xin, will lead to such? i feed him tomato with with caixin ard 2 times a week. i'm sure not tomato causing e lose shit..cos this 2 weeks i've not feed it.

btw, he's oso with runny nose but sometimes seem to be ok... got ways to cure his runny nose?

sad....wat's wrong with him.... star is reali nt easy to tk care of.. i've 2 RES n they're ard palm size n they're strong n fine..

That sounds like impaction...
but i'm no turtle pro, so don't take it from me.

Thanks

White thingy in her urine/shit - white poo

Means the calcium supplement too much or not absorbed by the body. Why ? Read below.

Not enuf of sun - no uva/uvb for them

They need sunlight/basking because they are cold blooded and need outside source of heat to regulate their body temp. They also need sunlight to synthesis vitamin d in their food/supplement. Heat also helps them digest the food better and be active(You can notice the differences a lot). If you dont have time to bask them under sunlight you can opt to use the UVB bulb + basking lamp combo for it.

Tomato with with caixin

Tomato is a bad food for st, period. Not sure what is caixin. You should feed your st with mustard greed (sawi) daily as it contains a lot of fiber and very good for your star too.

Runny nose

Runny nose or RNS (Runny Nose Syndrome) is the most common problem with st, which reflects your bad husbandry. If you need any help on this please give us a pic of your setup so that we can comment more.

mustard greed (sawi) = caixin

Hi..thanks for the reply.

I did have uvb for my little star all along..n sometimes the sun too.

Tomato i know it's not so gd, but it's more of a treat. ya, usually is the caixin, uh, sawi..

About the runny nose, i think it's been like that since the day i bought home. cos that time i still dun reali noe how to choose...n look out for. hmm, i'll put a pic up here when i've taken his pic..

thanks thanks..n thanks sampeth for saying sawi=caixin. i guess for the time being, i'll let my little star hv more sun..

-edit-

This post has been edited by EmperorMeng: Aug 8 2008, 09:17 PM

wat the difference ah ?

guys. i foget wheres the info bout the duration to on my UVB / UVA light per day. Can you help me out? ^^"

8-12 hours daily.....

Here's my baby~

---

Added on August 9, 2008, 3:35 pm



Here's my baby~

This post has been edited by Jokissz: Aug 9 2008, 03:35 PM

Thanks dude.

One of my Leo got RNS ago, sigh, i wonder whether it's gona heal by itself? Or do i need to increase the duration of basking? It seems to have decreased activity n appetite.

I have read that worm infestation may also cause symptoms similar to RNS, any deworiming product available for the tortoise? Or any Vet that treat RNS ?

Btw, where can i get cuttlebone? Take from cuttlefish?

This post has been edited by CreepyCrawly: Aug 9 2008, 06:07 PM

oops i meant UVA / UVB for star tortoise and Basking lamp for how long??

---

Added on August 9, 2008, 5:15 pmYou can get cuttlebone from a pet shop. Bird shops too. They have em. costs around rm1-2.

This post has been edited by kenn91: Aug 9 2008, 05:15 PM

is this enclosure good for my RES? i got 4 of em in it. 3 female 1 male.

I think it's good enough? But they murk up water very fast. Do you have a filter?

Is that an enclosure? I thought it was a big clay pot or something. Cleaning the algae off the back of your RES must be such a hassle.

Lolz, yeah... you should see the algae on my RES

That's the whole point. It's very easy for algae to grow on a Res's back and that enclosure has so much algae. The algae on his RES's backs must be overgrowing!