He pooped a whole worm

[Hiccupthedragon]

So hiccup has been doing great and eating very well. But for a while we ran out of the Phoenix worms so we were just feeding him crickets. But when we got a new batch he seemed to always want to eat a lot of them. After a few days we noticed he wasn't pooping so we were doing anything to help him poop rubbing his tummy and so forth. Well when he finally did poop it was diarrhea like and had a whole worm still in his poop. Well we fed him the crickets and worms for a bit longer and found he was still having diarrhea. So we stopped the worms the other day and are hoping this will return him to normal. Any suggestions??

 

[DaisyDragon123]

If he still has diarrhea after a few days you may need to have him checked for parasites, especially if the poo doesn't return to normal after diet adjustment.

 

[Hiccupthedragon]

Now if he has parasites is this something that I should be worried about??

 

[nmcnick]

Im having the same exact issue and just came to post about it.. Weird.

My Beardie's stools are softer but not diahrrea-like. The thing is.. Multiple worms are coming out whole. This has happened for the last three times or so. He's doing a poor job chewing I'm sure as when I put them in his bowl I see him bite maybe once before then swallowing and he gets too excited. What should I do? He doesn't eat it if it's not alive and moving as I've tried cutting them. Should I try easier things to digest for awhile? Hornworms maybe?

Does my guy have a possibility of having parasites as well?

 

[DaisyDragon123]

If his poo does not normalize he needs a fecal check for parasites. If the parasites are causing him to have the runs he will need to be treated.

 

[DaisyDragon123]

NMC, you may have to prick the worms with a needle to help with digestion. You can try dubia roaches or crickets in addition to the worms.

 

[Hiccupthedragon]

Ok so today with an update, his poop keeps getting softer.
He made sure that I was watching when he did and it was mush. It's been 2 days since I stopped the worms. a week since this has all started. Should I just see a vet?

 

[Hiccupthedragon]

Also being a grown man should his poop smell worse than mine?? Just curious

 

[CooperDragon]

It shouldn't be clear the room smelly and it shouldn't be loose for an extended period of time. Having a vet check a sample for parasites is probably a good idea.

 

[DaisyDragon123]

I would go ahead and get a fecal done. There should be form to the poo, not mush. It should smell some but not like "What the hell died in here?!"

You may want to get some probiotics such as Benebac or Nutribac and start him on those. Both can be found online and some times PetCo carries Benebac.

 

[Hiccupthedragon]

Hey one more question I found benebac but it is for like small rodents is this the same thing that you are thinking of??

 

[DaisyDragon123]

That's the one that was used before they came out with the ones for birds, etc. I've used it before. Should be fine.