Changes in diet causing a bit of stress?

[abigailjeanie]

I'd been feeding my beardie, Watson, crickets for three or four weeks. I hate the thing, they stink, escape, and bite him at night and so hard to catch. -.- I decided I'd try pheonix worms, giving they only need multivitamin dusted twice a week and are superior in calcium. I also read they were a natural weapon against coccidia.

He is pooping fine, not losing any weight. He has had diarrhea twice, both times when I had someone besides me (my dad, my grandma) take care of him. As soon as I return him to my care, the diarrhea stop and he poops normal again. Today I went in and while it was formed, it looked as if there was a bit of undigested squash in it. Should I wait and see if it returns to normal before rushing him to my vet?

We will be installing a ReptiSun 10.0 today. His basking temparatures are anywhere from 104-109 degrees fahrnenheit. He eats collard, mustard, and turnip green daily and a rotation of green beans and butternut squash. He gets a different type of fruit once a week. He is on reptile carpet, and I'm going to clean his cage today. Any advice?

 

[Claudiusx]

You don't need to worry about rushing him to the vet.

Changes in diet can cause weird poos. If the loose stools stick around for a week or so, then you could take a fecal sample into a vet and see if there are any parasites present.

-Brandon