Bretter0725
Member
Hello,
So my bearded dragon, Mo, has had diarrhea for months! Probably since May. I have tried absolutely everything. Obviously my first step was to take her to the exotics vet to be tested for parasites. Everything came back perfect! The vet said she had beneficial parasites and nothing looked abnormal. The vet went over my tank setup, temps, substrate, etc. and everything is perfect there. She suggested I change up her diet to see if its something she's eating. So, I did. No changes. So then I thought maybe she was stressed with her tank being by the window (birds, planes, sunrays making it too hot?). We moved her and she had one solid poop in literally months. I thought I had solved it! But no, back to diarrhea However, it was diarrhea everyday, but since moving her it has been every two to three days. So maybe that did have something to do with it?
She's eating normally and has a healthy chub going on. I'd also say shes pretty active but shes in her fall time groove so she has been sleeping more. Head is always up and shes bright colored when she is out and about.
I told the vet there were no changes and she said maybe she just has a gut imbalance and suggested antibiotics with a probiotic. Has anyone else had this problem? Is this a good idea to treat her with antibiotics even though her tests were negative?
So my bearded dragon, Mo, has had diarrhea for months! Probably since May. I have tried absolutely everything. Obviously my first step was to take her to the exotics vet to be tested for parasites. Everything came back perfect! The vet said she had beneficial parasites and nothing looked abnormal. The vet went over my tank setup, temps, substrate, etc. and everything is perfect there. She suggested I change up her diet to see if its something she's eating. So, I did. No changes. So then I thought maybe she was stressed with her tank being by the window (birds, planes, sunrays making it too hot?). We moved her and she had one solid poop in literally months. I thought I had solved it! But no, back to diarrhea However, it was diarrhea everyday, but since moving her it has been every two to three days. So maybe that did have something to do with it?
She's eating normally and has a healthy chub going on. I'd also say shes pretty active but shes in her fall time groove so she has been sleeping more. Head is always up and shes bright colored when she is out and about.
I told the vet there were no changes and she said maybe she just has a gut imbalance and suggested antibiotics with a probiotic. Has anyone else had this problem? Is this a good idea to treat her with antibiotics even though her tests were negative?