Peeing Like Crazy! (Live Feed Curse?)

Our 6lb female normal is back on feed. She's been eating every 7 days for the last 5 weeks after 6 months off. She was eating frozen-thawed medium rates and urine/urate flooding 4 days later like clockworks. Occasionally there would be defecation (small) that same day. On Sunday of last week (4 days after feed) she flooded (urine/urate) the tank, the next day she had a large defecation, and today she had a large urine/urate flood. This is FAR more than her normal excrement. Is this reasonable for a switch to frozen/thawed to live? It seems reasonable that the increased water content should make a difference.

That sounds weird... When you say 'flooded' how much are you talking about? Do all the urates have normal color and consistency to them? Next time it happens take a picture so we can see exactly what you're looking at.

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Originally Posted by DVirginiana

That sounds weird... When you say 'flooded' how much are you talking about? Do all the urates have normal color and consistency to them? Next time it happens take a picture so we can see exactly what you're looking at.

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"Flooded" is common for her. She's big, so pooling up in the bottom of the plastic tub is normal. The urates were also totally normal, pale yellow/white and firm. The only strange thing is that it's happened three days in a row.

If the amount and color of the urates are normal for her, I wouldn't worry for now. If it continues long term, that might be a cause for concern as excessive drinking can be a sign of kidney problems, but I could see stress (even minor stress from a change in diet) changing her habits for a few days.