Abnormal Beardie Poop! (don't read while eating)

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This poop is super gross,if you don't like the look of poop, do not read this post while you're eating!

A little info about my dragon before i show you the bomb site which came from his butt:
We're not sure how old he is, we think he's about 8 months. He's 16" and weighs 410g. He's had many problems with his gut since we got him, always high levels of coccidia and pinworms. He's been "clear" and healthy for about 3 weeks and all of a sudden he has stopped eating. He had not pooped for 3 days (he usually poops every day, occasionally missing a day). We sprayed the whole tank with coccidia-cide (or whatever its name is) and its supposed to kill off coccidia and a couple other parasites i cannot remember the name of. He was eating okay until a few days ago.
Anyway, here it is:
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Even when he was ill, his poop was not this runny, or dark.
Anyone see anything like it? Anyone know the cause?
 

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What was he eating before he lost his appetite? It looks like lots of excess water coming through and the dark color may be from dark plants/veges. Something has upset his stomach but it's hard to say what. If his stomach is upset that may be why he's off food for a bit. Have you been offering probiotics? I'd give him a good round of bene-bac gel (version for birds and reptiles) and see if that helps make him feel better.
 

ashen

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He was eating calci-worms and a few roaches and most of his salad before going off his food. Thanks for the reply, I'll give him some Bene-bac now :)
Just wondering, when he was still recovering from his coccidia and pinworms he had half of a tube, now that he's bigger do i give him a bit more or does the dosing stay the same?
Is the excess water something to be worried about? I really don't know where he's getting all the water from, he only drinks like once in a blue moon...
 

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The water comes from food - the plants and veges. They are efficient at extracting water from their food because they live in an arid environment and this is their primary source of hydration (supplemented by rainwater as far as I know). If the runny poops continue, I'd offer some water by dropping it on his nose so he doesn't get dehydrated but you don't need to do that a lot.

Are you using the big syringe (15g I think?) of bene-bac? The dosage is usually 1g (1 notch) every three days. I wouldn't worry about offering a little more as it shouldn't cause an issue. It would be similar to eating too much yogurt... The goal is to just rebuild the colony of good bacteria in his gut to help stabilize his system and make it easier for him to properly digest his food.
 
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