baby bearded dragon orange poop?

[tjhart99]

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He's on paper towels and I feed him crickets daily. Is this ok?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

What supplementation are you giving him & how often?
A lot of times the vitamins or even the calcium can cause discoloration of the urates or stool.
What do you feed the crickets? How large are the crickets?
It looks a bit red or is that just the lighting?

Tracie

 

[tjhart99]

They are about the distance between his eye and I dust hisbstuf once a week but I guy load the crickets and he just went agian and this time it is red I watched him go he don't struggle and it looked normal other than the color?

 

[tjhart99]

I give him repti calcium

 

[tjhart99]

The poop in the pic is orange and the next time he went it came out red? But it doesn't look like blood.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Hm, that doesn't sound good. If it is looking more reddish then he probably has a heavy load of worms or parasites. Can you get a fecal done on him?
Have you given him any type of food or juice that is red or orange in color?
I recommend giving calcium powder 4-5 times per week since he is under one year.
What type foods or gutload are you giving the crickets? You could try to give crickets that are smaller than the space of the eyes. They could possibly be a little too large & cause some GI irritation.

Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie

 

[tjhart99]

Did a fecal the on yesterday and got them back this morning they say it was all normal and that it was because I feed him rep peppers and Carrot's and his poop looked a little undigested so that might be were the color is from

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Great! I had wondered if his fecal was clean, then it would have to be something that he ate.
I think those foods would definitely cause the color variances. How often do you feed carrots? They are ok, but not for a daily staple. Squash varieties are more nutritious for him.

I am glad to hear his system is clear of parasites. Is he doing good today?

Tracie