Bearded dragon watery poop

[Timbo11386]

Hey guys so I got my bearded dragon 5 days ago he’s 2 years old and had his first poop today and a little bit was formed but the rest was a lot of water and made a mess he eats good both salad and roaches and good energy. Yesterday he drank a good amount of water from dish so basically what I’m asking is that is it possibly from new home stress or too much water ingested? Cool side is 81 degrees basking is 99 to 103 degrees basking is mvb 100 watt bulb with 10.0 uvb light. Seems very healthy and friendly just concerned about the diarrhea if it’s normal for his new home/ relocation stress. Being it’s his first poop with me I can’t say if he’s done it before or not. Thx for the help

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

It can be a little normal for the stool to be a bit watery, depending on the diet & fluid intake.
What types of greens/veggies is he eating right now?
Be sure to post pictures of him, along with the tank setup pictures also just so we can see his
cute little face.
Congratulations on your new dragon!

Tracie

 

[Timbo11386]

Yes he is awesome but now I’m thinking he might be dehydrated possibly I’ll show a pic of his eye. He eats collard and mustard greens

 

[Timbo11386]

I found out today that he was a malnourished rescue and is blind in one eye which is perfectly fine I wanna give him a loving home but the reptile store said he may have the runs from all the water and Goliath worms they fed him to bring his weight back up so I’m hoping that’s all that is

 

[Timbo11386]

So I’ve only had him 7 days and every day he’s had a great appetite but this morning he’s been wheezing and that stopped around 9:30 this morning it 5:45 now and hasn’t done it since but zero appetite and just lays on his basking rock and earlier his whole body went bright yellow with dark black beard and started glass surfing then did a big poop. After that his color went back to normal but still no appetite I can see him breathing in and out. No popping sound or discharge anywhere he looks great but acts extremely lethargic. Are bearded dragons really that sensitive? It’s only a week and it’s nothing but stress. Being holiday weekend no vets are open till Tuesday. What could this be?

 

[KarrieRee]

So I’ve only had him 7 days and every day he’s had a great appetite but this morning he’s been wheezing and that stopped around 9:30 this morning it 5:45 now and hasn’t done it since but zero appetite and just lays on his basking rock and earlier his whole body went bright yellow with dark black beard and started glass surfing then did a big poop. After that his color went back to normal but still no appetite I can see him breathing in and out. No popping sound or discharge anywhere he looks great but acts extremely lethargic. Are bearded dragons really that sensitive? It’s only a week and it’s nothing but stress. Being holiday weekend no vets are open till Tuesday. What could this be?

Has he been sitting under the UVB? I would actually move that UVB off that wall and get it directly over him- if its a T5 12-15 inches and if its a T 8 6-8 inches ---

 

[Timbo11386]

Has he been sitting under the UVB? I would actually move that UVB off that wall and get it directly over him- if its a T5 12-15 inches and if its a T 8 6-8 inches ---

He’s sitting under the Mercury vapor bulb

 

[Timbo11386]

He’s sitting under the Mercury vapor bulb

His basking is about 105 to 107 and my solar meter says 4.0 to 5.2

 

[KarrieRee]

He’s sitting under the Mercury vapor bulb

- is the mvb unobstructed? On the forum we recommend another uvb long tube most mvb do not emit enough uvb and if they are on a screen the rays are being obstructed - what brand of mvb are you using--

 

[Timbo11386]

- is the mvb unobstructed? On the forum we recommend another uvb long tube most mvb do not emit enough uvb and if they are on a screen the rays are being obstructed - what brand of mvb are you using--

It’s not a screen top it is enclosed and bulb is 100 watt powersun I re checked the solar meter it reads uvb from 4.2 to 6.1 uvb goes all the way to 22 if I go high enough

 

[Timbo11386]

It’s not a screen top it is enclosed and bulb is 100 watt powersun I re checked the solar meter it reads uvb from 4.2 to 6.1 uvb goes all the way to 22 if I go high enough

Also long tube is reptisun 10.0 with solar meter reading 3.8 to 5.1 where he would sit

 

[KarrieRee]

Also long tube is reptisun 10.0 with solar meter reading 3.8 to 5.1 where he would sit

Ok sounds good - ok so no appetite- he's going thru relocation stress- that is a good reason for no appetite I just wanted to get the lighting and temps out of the way - give him some time to adjust to the tank and surroundings- once he adjust you should see some appetite come back.may take a week or two - keep us posted just keep offering his food

 

[Timbo11386]

Ok sounds good - ok so no appetite- he's going thru relocation stress- that is a good reason for no appetite I just wanted to get the lighting and temps out of the way - give him some time to adjust to the tank and surroundings- once he adjust you should see some appetite come back.may take a week or two - keep us posted just keep offering his food

Well he’s been eating like a big pig even yesterday but since this morning a complete nose dive it started with hacking until 9:30 am and hasn’t happened since then he ate good but by time 11 pm hit no energy then about 2 hours later he stood up instant black beard and pale yellow skin and glass surfing then a big poop then back to no energy his color came back after that but still a black beard. I’ll post a pic of the poop

 

[KarrieRee]

Well he’s been eating like a big pig even yesterday but since this morning a complete nose dive it started with hacking until 9:30 am and hasn’t happened since then he ate good but by time 11 pm hit no energy then about 2 hours later he stood up instant black beard and pale yellow skin and glass surfing then a big poop then back to no energy his color came back after that but still a black beard. I’ll post a pic of the poop

What did you feed him? Is there undigested bugs in the poop? Black beard is distress-

 

[Timbo11386]

What did you feed him? Is there undigested bugs in the poop? Black beard is distress-

It’s mostly mustard and collard greens but today was 4 Dubias with calcium powder. Poop looked like salad didn’t see any bug parts. Being a malnourished rescue I wonder if the damage was already done just weird everything was fine for 7 days and the 8th day complete 360 downfall