Big nasty poop

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My 10 month old bearded dragon is healthy and awesome. He has had runny poop for months now. I have tried taking out watery veggies from his diet, even switched him from crickets to super worms. (Although that was more so because my crickets kept dying). He is happy and energetic. He is a good weight, eats well and loves being let out to run around and explore. I had posted on here before about it but that was before I went to the vet. I went to the vet and they gave him a great bill of health. Said he was one of the healthier dragons they see. His bones felt good, he had no mucus in his nose or throat. They did a fecal and he didn't have any parasites. Here is his diet. He eats a variety of veggies including dandelion, mustard greens, kale, butternut squash, cilantro, parsley, and sometimes some bell pepper. He eats superworms. I honestly think he would eat hundreds if I allowed him too, so I usually give him about 20 a day. He always eats everything. He eats all of his veggies and all of his worms. He is a tubby guy. I will give him more veggies if he eats them all and sometimes worms but I try not to over feed him because sometimes he looks like he's going to explode. Anyway, his poops are always nasty. Slimy, loose and big. I have a picture. They don't smell TERRIBLE. They do smell a little but it is poop. I don't really know what to do to change his stool. If it's healthy than I guess I don't need to worry, but it definitely doesn't look healthy. His tank temps are 105F in his basking spot, around 85-90 in the middle and around 80 on the cool side where there is also a cave. I'll try to post a picture of his poo, thanks in advance.
 

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That looks OK to me. Urate looks a bit dry maybe. I would cut back quite a bit on the superworms. They are somewhat high in fat and I would use them as a supplemental feeder/treat rather than a main feeder bug. I would stick with roaches as a main (they are MUCH hardier and easier to keep than crickets) and then rotate in some supers sometimes, some silkworms sometimes, some black soldier fly larvae sometimes. The variety will be helpful but the diet should be lower in fat generally speaking.
 
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