reiddragons
Hatchling Member
My little guy pooped in the tub today and the urate had some reddish brown on it. Ive attached a picture. His poops lately have been normal except this one. What should I do?
KarrieRee":10fal96p said:Have you fed him anything red? like red peppers --- and if its only once I wouldnt worry about it
Karrie
Claudiusx":23b7xd45 said:Off colored urates like that are typically attributed to diet.
Butternut squash causes that.
Also if you gutload your feeder insects with that gel cube stuff, also causes that.
And, over supplementation can cause it.
-Brandon
Claudiusx":1c4qreq7 said:What do you gutload them with?
And what is your schedule for supplementation?
Typically, all other factors excluded, if the urate is becoming off white, its a sign you're over supplementing with calcium/multivitamins.
But, that's only the case if it's first been determined that what you are feeding your insects isn't the cause.
-Brandon
Claudiusx":2abhjbfk said:That's probably it. Switch to just giving your feeders potatoes and carrots for a week or so and see if the discolored urate resolves itself.
Something about the fluckers gut load products do that to beardie urates.
-Brandon