Purchased a female sumatran about a month ago, she’s taken at least 3 meals and I thought she was settling in well.
Noticed a week ago while handling that she had a VERY hard and big lump by her tail.
It took several warm baths and massaging sessions before we were able to pop two yellow stones out. (I’m assuming they are urates)
I’ll be triple checking her temps and humidity. She already has an entire bin in her enclosure to soak in daily, so I’m hoping this won’t happen again once I get her setup corrected.
(Just wanted to share. It was hard to find examples of this.)
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That’s very interesting. Thank you for posting this with a photo. I’m surprised she had two of them, but thankfully the warm baths helped coax them out. If she starts acting oddly I’d recommend taking her to a vet. Hopefully though, she’s a-okay!
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Thank you for sharing!
This is something that can affect so many animals but not many people realize that. Or at least until that happens…
My large male BP has this happen a few years back. Thankfully we caught it early enough here as well, but some animals aren’t as lucky.
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What causes that to happen?
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Dehydration can be a big reason. Some keepers have thought maybe lack of exercise.
In extreme cases I think kidney/bladder issues is a big concern.
But sometimes it just happens… That’s the frustrating part.
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A pic of my sumatran, right after we got them out. I was being very careful yet firm. The best method was massaging her underside in a “come hither” motion.
Once the first stone started poking out I was careful NOT TO FORCE IT. (didnt want to prolapse her) I kind of did a “squeeze and let go” process repeatedly.
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