Something Ive never seen before

[sweetrose]

So i was doing my normal routine of cleaning out the 3 cages, When i came to the last cage (housing 2 bonded males intact, a Netherland dwarf and a mini-rex) there was this weird substance stuck to the floor. It looked and felt just like hardened syrup just more yellow. there were 3 different spots all different amounts no poop was in the "mess" at all which i guess could be a good thing, Both boys are acting and eating normal drinking good,They are both about 3 months old almost 4 months and I have no idea what to do or what it may be. Any ideas, I looked up mucoid enteropathy and it didn't look anything like that.

 

[pla725]

Probablydried pee. I've seen the yellow and dark maple color before.

 

[Pipp]

How old are the boys and how long have they been together? Bonded intact males are very rare.


sas :bunnydance:

 

[sweetrose]

They are about 3-4 months and they have been together for 2 months there in itself is another problem i am now begining to think that my dwarf now named buck is possibly a female we have been frequently checking and b/c he/she is so small it was hard to tell and originally thought "Buck" was a he now i think im taking it back and that "Buck" is a she.

 

[Pipp]

Yikes. They're not mature enough to be 'bonded.'

Anybody have testicles? As soon as they show up, they have to be separated, whether boy/girl or boy/boy.


sas :?

 

[sweetrose]

Yeah no testies yet i check at least once a week but they are totally miserable if i seperate them, its crazy, either way i dont know where the "syrup" came from or should i say which one

 

[tonyshuman]

It sounds like perhaps bladder sludge. Is it gritty at all? Maybe you could separate them but keep them nearby. They could be becoming sexually mature which is not going to be good at all. As long as they have at least a two levels of wire between them--perhaps with 1" between.

 

[sweetrose]

it was kinda gritty like there was a little bit of sand, its that bad? yea ill seperate them, they arent my breeders im actually gonna get them fixed once i find a vet. About on average how much does it cost?

 

[tonyshuman]

Gritty sounds like bladder sludge, which can be a sign of urinary tract infection or urinary tract disease. Definitely get that checked out by a vet soon. A bladder infection is very painful, and that should be investigated as a cause very soon.

 

[sweetrose]

ok well thank you for the info ill make an appt today