Blood in poop?

[catwu20]

Hey guys, my beardie passed this stool this morning. There are red flecks in the urate.

What can you tell from this poop? Thank you so much in advance

 

[Claudiusx]

More than likely not blood. Urate should be pure white, it looks a bit tinted. Usually the cause is over supplementation. Might be a good idea to double check your supplementation schedule and adjust as necessary.

-Brandon

 

[catwu20]

More than likely not blood. Urate should be pure white, it looks a bit tinted. Usually the cause is over supplementation. Might be a good idea to double check your supplementation schedule and adjust as necessary.

-Brandon

Hi Brandon, thanks so much for your reply. I’ll definitely double check my supplementation schedule. Do you have any ideas what the red flecks may be? Thank you

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I agree, there isn't any blood there but you might want to consider the frequency of your supplements.
The specks might be from beta carotene, which sometimes has the tendency to leave speckled urates.
It isn't a bad thing, & shouldn't cause any issues at all. The urates don't appear hard or chalky either.

Tracie

 

[catwu20]

Hello,

I agree, there isn't any blood there but you might want to consider the frequency of your supplements.
The specks might be from beta carotene, which sometimes has the tendency to leave speckled urates.
It isn't a bad thing, & shouldn't cause any issues at all. The urates don't appear hard or chalky either.

Tracie

Hi Tracie,

Thank you so much for your reply! I absolutely will double check my supplementation. Actually, a week ago, I felt her chest muscles spasming when I was holding her. I was scared she had MBD so I started dusting her food with calcium + D3 daily instead of just 2x a week. I think that might explain it.

Actually one urate was a bit chalky, although still soft. What does the chalkiness mean? Also, do you or Brandon have any thoughts on why her muscles were twitching?

Thanks so much!! )

 

[catwu20]

Hello all, this is the poop she had today. There is still red. Could the long string be a worm? I have been traveling and only came back a few days ago. I haven't fed Ginger anything string-like since I came back. Though my parents who have been taking care of Ginger when I was away, might have.

I also noticed she hasn't been basking as much as before. She used to stay under the basking spot all the time. But now she spends maybe 30% of her time in the warm part of her tank, and occasionally under her hide. I'm really worried. Her apetite has been OK these past few days.

 

[Claudiusx]

Still not seeing anything concerning besides the discolored urates which are most certainly caused by over supplementation now that you've mentioned you've been supplementing every day.

Poo looks fine, it's well formed, just a lot of liquid with it. What does your dragons daily diet look like?

A few more poos on the reduced supplement schedule should clear up the urates.

-Brandon