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Can an impacted reptile excrete ammonia? (lemmy.world)
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Im noticing white chalky excretions in my tank but I'm not seeing any turds. Can the lizard still be blocked up or are they fine?

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[โ€“] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ok ty will do ๐Ÿค˜

[โ€“] remotelove@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A bath soak depends on the reptile. A chameleon? No. A bearded dragon? Sure!

But yeah, the white/white, yellow stuff is just urates that get extracted the same as turds and wouldn't worry about impaction now.