Thefriendlyghost
Member
Woke up this morning and noticed this, and I'm pretty concerned. I would just write this off as some discoloration, but never has the urate been this vibrantly colored. I can't see why it would be red like this because he hasn't eaten anything red or orange at all in the past couple days.
If you need the setup, he lives in a 4x2x2 enclosure (I hope those are the right measurements, it's basically a 120 gallon wooden box), with a sand substrate and a reptisun 10.0. The only thing I'm concerned about in his enclosure is the chemical residue from the F10 on his cave. His basking spot averages at about 103, but he is only 9 months old so I think it's right.
And for those worried abut the sand, he has never eaten it. I have never witnessed him eating sand, and all his food is put in bowls so he doesn't eat anything he's not supposed to. I am willing to change my mind about sand if you offer a good argument, but that's not what I'm here for.