clyde612
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- Beardie name(s)
- Clyde
Just when I though all was well again, Clyde is now having diarrhea!
History:
May 12th Clyde had ovaries removed to solve preovulatory stasis issue. Around that time he was also on deworming medication for hookworm (bad timing). The medication gave him some runny poops but after he was through with it his poops looked healthier than ever! Vet said he could have had the hookworm since he was a baby and it just progressed, his poops had always been a little runny but I got him tested for the hookworm when his urinate started turning pink. As far as the surgery goes, everything went well, recovery way good, and stitches are out!
^Healthy poop 8 days ago.
(lol ignore the greens floating in water i was trying a trick to see if he would drink on his own hahaha)
Then we moved from CO to California. He’s had some relocation stress (he’s mostly scared of the big glass door in my room when he roams so I have to close the curtain lol) and constipation. Last time he had relocation he also had constipation so it wasn’t a big surprise. When he would finally poop it would be these massive but very healthy looking poops (solid poop, just a little excess water, white urinate). Then the consolation went away (yay!) but quickly his poops have gotten too watery.
^^^Today he had explosive diarrhea that got on 3 walls of his cage and even a little drip of poop water was on his back, it was quite the crime scene. I’m worried that my little baby isn’t feeling very well. The urinate is still white and I JUST got another poop sample done at the vet (he actually pooped on the examination table lol) but it came back negative for parasites/worms.
His UVB is a T5 and I heard those are good for a year but I switch it out every 9 months to be safe. It’s been 8 months so I might switch it out early. Could it be that his UVB is too weak/strong? It’s a 34inch 39W T5 HO 10.0 UVB mounted on the inside of his 120 gal tank in a reflective hood. Could that be too strong???
I have noticed him going under his net (basking spot is on top of net) and the temp ON the net is between 95°-100°. Could he be hiding from the UVB? He also has been going into his hide during the day sometimes, very random, not every day. It’s usually after he roams especially if he sees the big scary window so I thought it was maybe relocation stress. He’s had stress mark a little more often too, which is not very much but in the past he would hardly ever get them. I’ll attach a photo of the tank set up. Tank is super empty right now because he pooped on everything.
Note: this is how it was set up in Colorado too. When I first got to CA I had it laying on top of the mesh for a week maybe more before remounting it.
The other idea I had was maybe he’s eating too much zucchini, although he eats it a lot and it usually doesn’t give him diarrhea. I chop it up to “garnish” his salads almost every day so that he’ll eat the salad.
Diet is kale, collard greens, mustard greens, and dandelion greens as staples, zucchini and greens beans as toppings, bee pollen as a topping (I use it every day though), dubia roaches (every day because he still is gaining back a little weight from surgery after that I will cut back, hornworms and occasional fruit as treats.
Any other ideas why he could be having diarrhea? Where can I get a UVB output measuring device? I think that could be helpful for my peace of mind.
I recently added a water dish to his tank but he has never drank from it. I always had it out in Colorado but in California I’ve been trying to keep humidity down as I’m right next to the ocean. I usually just use a dropper to give him water every day or every other day. Is it possible to give them too much water?
One last thing. He just itched his head but he shed his head like a week ago. Could he be shedding again already? He’s barely shed since adulthood, twice maybe. And he has some shed on his tail that I just lightly scrubbed in the bath because it’s having trouble coming off on its own. Not sure if that’s helpful info, maybe it could tell me something about UVB levels…
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP!!!
History:
May 12th Clyde had ovaries removed to solve preovulatory stasis issue. Around that time he was also on deworming medication for hookworm (bad timing). The medication gave him some runny poops but after he was through with it his poops looked healthier than ever! Vet said he could have had the hookworm since he was a baby and it just progressed, his poops had always been a little runny but I got him tested for the hookworm when his urinate started turning pink. As far as the surgery goes, everything went well, recovery way good, and stitches are out!
^Healthy poop 8 days ago.
(lol ignore the greens floating in water i was trying a trick to see if he would drink on his own hahaha)
Then we moved from CO to California. He’s had some relocation stress (he’s mostly scared of the big glass door in my room when he roams so I have to close the curtain lol) and constipation. Last time he had relocation he also had constipation so it wasn’t a big surprise. When he would finally poop it would be these massive but very healthy looking poops (solid poop, just a little excess water, white urinate). Then the consolation went away (yay!) but quickly his poops have gotten too watery.
^^^Today he had explosive diarrhea that got on 3 walls of his cage and even a little drip of poop water was on his back, it was quite the crime scene. I’m worried that my little baby isn’t feeling very well. The urinate is still white and I JUST got another poop sample done at the vet (he actually pooped on the examination table lol) but it came back negative for parasites/worms.
His UVB is a T5 and I heard those are good for a year but I switch it out every 9 months to be safe. It’s been 8 months so I might switch it out early. Could it be that his UVB is too weak/strong? It’s a 34inch 39W T5 HO 10.0 UVB mounted on the inside of his 120 gal tank in a reflective hood. Could that be too strong???
I have noticed him going under his net (basking spot is on top of net) and the temp ON the net is between 95°-100°. Could he be hiding from the UVB? He also has been going into his hide during the day sometimes, very random, not every day. It’s usually after he roams especially if he sees the big scary window so I thought it was maybe relocation stress. He’s had stress mark a little more often too, which is not very much but in the past he would hardly ever get them. I’ll attach a photo of the tank set up. Tank is super empty right now because he pooped on everything.
Note: this is how it was set up in Colorado too. When I first got to CA I had it laying on top of the mesh for a week maybe more before remounting it.
The other idea I had was maybe he’s eating too much zucchini, although he eats it a lot and it usually doesn’t give him diarrhea. I chop it up to “garnish” his salads almost every day so that he’ll eat the salad.
Diet is kale, collard greens, mustard greens, and dandelion greens as staples, zucchini and greens beans as toppings, bee pollen as a topping (I use it every day though), dubia roaches (every day because he still is gaining back a little weight from surgery after that I will cut back, hornworms and occasional fruit as treats.
Any other ideas why he could be having diarrhea? Where can I get a UVB output measuring device? I think that could be helpful for my peace of mind.
I recently added a water dish to his tank but he has never drank from it. I always had it out in Colorado but in California I’ve been trying to keep humidity down as I’m right next to the ocean. I usually just use a dropper to give him water every day or every other day. Is it possible to give them too much water?
One last thing. He just itched his head but he shed his head like a week ago. Could he be shedding again already? He’s barely shed since adulthood, twice maybe. And he has some shed on his tail that I just lightly scrubbed in the bath because it’s having trouble coming off on its own. Not sure if that’s helpful info, maybe it could tell me something about UVB levels…
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP!!!
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