phobosdthorga
Juvie Member
Okay, so my Beardie did a poo this morning that seemed to be quite unhealthy with too much water in it to be acceptable. Here it is:
From what I can tell, it might be due to his diet. A brief overview of Iggy can be found here:
https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=237464
I (most wrongly, due to not knowing better until yesterday, alas) took away his crickets Saturday and Sunday in an attempt to get him to eat more salad to try and achieve a ratio of 70% crickets and 30% salad that I read somewhere in which he should be attaining for his current age, until I found out it's just a bonus if he eats salad at all for 4.5 months of age
So for the past few days he has been eating small amounts of squash (not so much as to cause issues, I don't think), frozen veggie mix that includes corn, peas, and carrot that is then heated in a small amount of water in the microwave for a short period until softened, rocket, tiny amount of parseley and Blueberries, and a small amount of Bannana. I cannot stress enough how small of a ratio of veggies/fruit he has been eating in comparison to the sheer amount of protein he has been getting in comparison. He eats about 9-12 crickets a day, depending on appetite. When I get my next pay-cheque in 1.5 weeks, I'm taking him into the vet who seems to do okay with reptiles and Bearded Dragons in order to perform a wellness check and get a examination on his feces for any possible, harmful parasites. So far, since getting him from the pet store, I've only had him since Thursday morning, Australian Eastern Standard Time.
I appreciate any and all help, thank you.
EDIT: I should mention that when he came back from the pet-store initially, he seemed somewhat dehydrated. He had a drink in the bathtub when I was giving him a bath yesterday and I give him daily baths in a largish container, as he otherwise freaks out in the large environment of a bathtub, as I found out. I've removed his water dish from the vivarium as it was only raising the humidity and he seemed to never use it except for the toilet.
From what I can tell, it might be due to his diet. A brief overview of Iggy can be found here:
https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=237464
I (most wrongly, due to not knowing better until yesterday, alas) took away his crickets Saturday and Sunday in an attempt to get him to eat more salad to try and achieve a ratio of 70% crickets and 30% salad that I read somewhere in which he should be attaining for his current age, until I found out it's just a bonus if he eats salad at all for 4.5 months of age
So for the past few days he has been eating small amounts of squash (not so much as to cause issues, I don't think), frozen veggie mix that includes corn, peas, and carrot that is then heated in a small amount of water in the microwave for a short period until softened, rocket, tiny amount of parseley and Blueberries, and a small amount of Bannana. I cannot stress enough how small of a ratio of veggies/fruit he has been eating in comparison to the sheer amount of protein he has been getting in comparison. He eats about 9-12 crickets a day, depending on appetite. When I get my next pay-cheque in 1.5 weeks, I'm taking him into the vet who seems to do okay with reptiles and Bearded Dragons in order to perform a wellness check and get a examination on his feces for any possible, harmful parasites. So far, since getting him from the pet store, I've only had him since Thursday morning, Australian Eastern Standard Time.I appreciate any and all help, thank you.
EDIT: I should mention that when he came back from the pet-store initially, he seemed somewhat dehydrated. He had a drink in the bathtub when I was giving him a bath yesterday and I give him daily baths in a largish container, as he otherwise freaks out in the large environment of a bathtub, as I found out. I've removed his water dish from the vivarium as it was only raising the humidity and he seemed to never use it except for the toilet.
