kcimkowski
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Hello Everyone,
My bearded dragon Xena, who is about 6-8 months, has had some problems with her bowel movements. I've been to the vet, and that was useless. She was tested for everything and all came back negative. The vet suggested we start feeding her kale instead of mustard greens/collard greens DAILY, which I do not plan on doing, and she told me that 40+ crickets was way too much for her to be eating.Unfortunately this is the only vet near me so I'm taking her opinion with a grain of salt until I can find another. I would really appreciate if anyone has had these problems and how they fixed it.
Tank set up:
40 breeder tank, zilla slimeline desert 50 UVB T8 flourescent strip bulb, 100W basking bulb, 60W ceramic heater for night, green terrarium liner, various accessories. As a side note, her basking side is typically anywhere from 95 to 115 degrees, but usually 104, her cool side is usually 85+ (being monitored via temp gun)
Food Intake:
We had her on Dubia Roaches but switched to crickets which are powdered with calcium +D3 and a multivitamin. She was given mainly mustard greens and sweet peppers daily, but we stopped the peppers thinking it could have been them, and we stopped the mustard greens since we thought the water content was too high POSSIBLY. It has only been 3 days since no vegetables. Previously she was eating turnip greens and we switched to mustard thinking that could be the problem. She gets dechlorinated water every day and a bath almost every other day with dechlorinated water.
Poop Description (Sorry in advance):
The stool is not entirely diarrhea. Her urate is normal. The stool is very soft and can be best described as a cow patty with extra liquid around it. Previously, she would have "log" shaped poops.
General Info:
She has not had ANY behavior changes, she is not lethargic, eating very well, shedding regularly, gaining weight, very active, and has a big personality. She is just over 12 inches long.
My bearded dragon Xena, who is about 6-8 months, has had some problems with her bowel movements. I've been to the vet, and that was useless. She was tested for everything and all came back negative. The vet suggested we start feeding her kale instead of mustard greens/collard greens DAILY, which I do not plan on doing, and she told me that 40+ crickets was way too much for her to be eating.Unfortunately this is the only vet near me so I'm taking her opinion with a grain of salt until I can find another. I would really appreciate if anyone has had these problems and how they fixed it.
Tank set up:
40 breeder tank, zilla slimeline desert 50 UVB T8 flourescent strip bulb, 100W basking bulb, 60W ceramic heater for night, green terrarium liner, various accessories. As a side note, her basking side is typically anywhere from 95 to 115 degrees, but usually 104, her cool side is usually 85+ (being monitored via temp gun)
Food Intake:
We had her on Dubia Roaches but switched to crickets which are powdered with calcium +D3 and a multivitamin. She was given mainly mustard greens and sweet peppers daily, but we stopped the peppers thinking it could have been them, and we stopped the mustard greens since we thought the water content was too high POSSIBLY. It has only been 3 days since no vegetables. Previously she was eating turnip greens and we switched to mustard thinking that could be the problem. She gets dechlorinated water every day and a bath almost every other day with dechlorinated water.
Poop Description (Sorry in advance):
The stool is not entirely diarrhea. Her urate is normal. The stool is very soft and can be best described as a cow patty with extra liquid around it. Previously, she would have "log" shaped poops.
General Info:
She has not had ANY behavior changes, she is not lethargic, eating very well, shedding regularly, gaining weight, very active, and has a big personality. She is just over 12 inches long.