Abnormal poop

[uberelena]

My beardie is about 20 months old and FINALLY gave in and started eating salad a few weeks ago. She still eats Bearded Dragon Bites occasionally and superworms are her favourite, but she has been eating red and green chard, mustard greens, dandelion greens, red and green oak greens, and the occasional blueberry now. The problem is that as soon as she started eating her veggies, she started having giant poops that are like giant dark green (almost black) puddles with a solid white piece at the start rather than solid stools. If her diet has improved, then shouldn't her bowel movements also improve? I dust her food with a vitamin supplement and her vivarium is properly heated/lit with a reptile carpet substrate. I mist her tank every day or every second day, and bathe her regularly so she is well hydrated. Why is she suddenly having these horrible poops? She has never been a frequent pooper. She has always pooped about once a week, and that is still the case even though she eats a big bowl of food every day. Any ideas?

 

[coastergirl946]

Misting the tank is not necessary; it raises the humidity and can cause them to get an upper respiratory infection.
If her poo is liquid, it may be time for a vet checkup and a fecal test to rule out parasites.

 

[uberelena]

It was the vet who told me I should be misting the tank to keep her better hydrated.

 

[gulfbrzdawn]

The solid white piece is the urate(urine)... this is normal. The darker stools could be due to the fact that your beardie is eating the greens/veggies now.
Are the stools completely runny, no solid what so ever?
As long as you are feeding veggies and bathing your beardie often, then your beardie is probably getting plenty hydrated. As the above poster mentioned... the misting can sometimes lead to a rise in the humidity of the tank. Beardies don't need too much humidity.. between 30%-40%, so this is why misting in the tank is not normally recommended.

 

[Dementeddogz]

If its extremely runny it can be caused by diet, some items like lettuce, in some cases parasites can causes it to be liquidy and/or very smelly and may need to see vet and get a fecal done. He should prescribe something like panacur to take care of it, depending on the problem ofcourse. You an mist your dragon directly, mine see the bottle and get ready for a drink, and will drink from it directly. Mist the cage if the humidity drops too low, other then that just the dragon directly, once a day.

 

[Sashee]

Yoshi's just got a bit runny too, but I think it's cuz he was used to eating Bok Choy but I switched him to mustard/collard greens with occasional blueberries.

It sounds like it started after your baby started eating greens. I agree, perhaps the change in food caused it, as his body isn't used to the intake of greens yet...?