Hard Urates

[rango101]

Hello, my 1year old beardie has been having hard urates lately, sometimes reddish colored. His poops are otherwise ok, he goes about once a week. He's in a 4x2x2 enclosure with hot side at 105F, and cool side at 80F. He has a reptisun 10.0 UVB HO mounted 12 inches from the basking spot inside the cage. I've been trying to orally hydrate him more, he'll drink around 1-2mls of water a day if I syringe it to him. He gets salads daily with dubias 3 times a week dusted with calcium and one day with multivitamin. Any suggestions to help with the urates??

 

[Longfellow777]

Temps are good... uvb is good... What kind of veggies is he eating ? I know squash and pumpkin help keep dragons regular.

 

[rango101]

he does get butternut and acorn squash. I can try to add more squash but Im worried the hard urates are a hydration problem but I'm not sure how to hydrate him more

 

[Longfellow777]

Yeah I hear yah. Most common problem with captive animals. Check this out this is a vet tech and a moderator on here.

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[rango101]

Ok cool thanks, I'll try that out and see if it helps.

 

[Longfellow777]

Of course friend These are our babies