Glittery Urine?

[apocalypse910]

So this is a really odd question - Is the liquid urine produced by tegus supposed to look like it contains glitter? Also is there any point at which I should worry about them producing too much urine? There seems to be no reference as to what is normal for tegus.

Thanks!

 

[TheTeguGurl]

That is a great question..With the more they drink the more the pee. As far as the gliter in the urine hmmm i dont know.. maybe he is a sparkling vampire.. lmao jk.. Umm maybe call up your vet and ask them

 

[apocalypse910]

Thanks - I'll give her a call. I figured it would be best to check here first and see if it is normal or not. None of the species I've kept prior produce liquid with their urates so I have no frame of reference for what is normal.

 

[Ntyvirus]

You will be surprised the amount of fluid that a lizard can hold. I had a caiman lizard about 3 ft produce a man sized piss puddle all over the counter at a pet store.

 

[Brad]

What kind of substrate was the tegu on at the time you noticed this? Vermiculite may cause a glitter effect in the urine.

 

[Bubblz Calhoun]

Ditto ^ ^ ^ substrate, my thoughts exactly. Plus it wouldn't hurt to take a urine sample in to a vet to find out exactly what it is and if something else may be causing it.

 

[apocalypse910]

What kind of substrate was the tegu on at the time you noticed this? Vermiculite may cause a glitter effect in the urine.

That was my first thought but I'm using standard soil, no vermiculite or anything there.

 

[Roadkill]

There's a possibility that the urates are reforming into guanine crystals. What exactly this would mean, I'm unsure. Could be early signs of gout, might also be nothing. I would advise a check up by a qualified veterinarian to eliminate possibilities.