Intestinal Bacteria

Adriana0918 · Oct 12, 2017

Hemingway finally pooped after about 2 weeks of not pooping, and it was the best poop he's had in a long time. Wasn't super liquidy, and had good form and it didn't really smell at all.
Only thing is there was something weird on his urate.

Warning! Posting a pic of the poo:

Adriana0918 · Oct 14, 2017

So I gave Hemingway his first serving of the critical/carnivore care mixture but it was difficult as it wasn't liquid enough to put into a syringe. I had to put it piece by piece in the corner of his mouth and wait for him to eat it. Would it be okay to add a little more water and ensure to make it just liquid enough to put into a syringe?

CooperDragon · Oct 14, 2017

I wouldn't worry too much about the brown covering on the urate. I've seen it before (not sure exactly what it is) but it doesn't seem to cause an issue.

Yes, you can water down the carnivore care to make it easier to handle. Just give the recommended amount of powder and then add enough liquid to make it easy to handle in the syringe but not too much so it becomes a large volume and would be too much to eat at once. Smaller meals more frequently are better than one large meal of it at once.

Adriana0918 · Nov 17, 2017

So its been a month and his appetite is still not really there. He'll eat one or two roaches here and there and that's it. I still give him Reptophilus almost every day and I offer him the carnivore care but he doesn't always take it. Any clue how long it should take for him to have an appetite again? Should I try something else?

AHBD · Nov 17, 2017

Have you tried other insects ? Is his weight pretty stable ? If so, he should be O.K ....this may even have a little bit to do with the time of year. Still, it's good to keep trying to get him to eat but as long as he's not losing weight he's not in any danger.

Adriana0918 · Nov 18, 2017

He's not losing weight at all. He's actually gained a few grams in the last month (he's now at 444g as of November 1st) which is the weird thing so I guess I shouldn't be concerned. He just rarely has bowel movements due to not eating much and when he does they're pretty mushy. I still give him bee pollen a few times a week as well hoping it helps with something.

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