Bladder stones!
This poor desert tortoise has a huge bladder stone that requires surgery. The news article shows the removal of the stone by the Long Beach Animal Hospital (LBAH) veterinary surgeons. We also include the link to the LBAH page that shows the surgery in full with graphical images and video. See the Ecology section.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
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Sea turtle strandings surpass 500, second-highest on record
Turtle nests hatch this month at Tannum Sands
Ecology
Bladder Stones in California Desert Turtles
The following links to the full article with graphical images at the Long Beach Animal Hospital
web site.
Did You Know…
The Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), also called the Mexican giant tortoise or yellow-margined tortoise, is a species of tortoise from North America and only discoverd in 1959.
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