Healthy poop?

[Hailey1110]

Hello, I wanted so see if there’s something wrong with my boy, he’s probably about a year old now, or just shy of, I noticed recently his poop is looking a little flakey???? Idk how to describe it, I have a picture here (about a day old) and I just don’t think it looks healthy, not what I’m used to anyways. Nothing has changed really with his diet. He’s getting about 5-10 1 inch dubias a day (if I should be doing different please let me know every where I read says something else), calcium pretty much every other day as I was told because my uvb is a T8 (I know I should get a T5). Kale every day with bee pollen, and a day or so out of the week I give him a reptivitamin. He HATES water so I really missed down his salad because he will not soak and absolutely will not willingly drink water. I will also say my boy actively avoids his uvb light I’m hopping to get one that covers the entire cage here soon. But please help me out here!!! Also here’s my boy he’s about 19.5 inches.

Edit: I know the uvb is outside of his cage, I promise it isn’t normally Like that, the holder broke the other day, so I have to leave it on top till I can get to the store

 

[KarrieRee]

Hello, I wanted so see if there’s something wrong with my boy, he’s probably about a year old now, or just shy of, I noticed recently his poop is looking a little flakey???? Idk how to describe it, I have a picture here (about a day old) and I just don’t think it looks healthy, not what I’m used to anyways. Nothing has changed really with his diet. He’s getting about 5-10 1 inch dubias a day (if I should be doing different please let me know every where I read says something else), calcium pretty much every other day as I was told because my uvb is a T8 (I know I should get a T5). Kale every day with bee pollen, and a day or so out of the week I give him a reptivitamin. He HATES water so I really missed down his salad because he will not soak and absolutely will not willingly drink water. I will also say my boy actively avoids his uvb light I’m hopping to get one that covers the entire cage here soon. But please help me out here!!! Also here’s my boy he’s about 19.5 inches.

Edit: I know the uvb is outside of his cage, I promise it isn’t normally Like that, the holder broke the other day, so I have to leave it on top till I can get to the store

Your uvb is in a fixture w/ reflector? You said holder- what is that? If this is a first time thing w/ the poop just watch it and see if it goes back to normal ones he poops out- the uvb is it on the side wall when in the tank or directly above him?

 

[Hailey1110]

Your uvb is in a fixture w/ reflector? You said holder- what is that? If this is a first time thing w/ the poop just watch it and see if it goes back to normal ones he poops out- the uvb is it on the side wall when in the tank or directly above him?

These poops have been going on for about a month, I just wanted to see if they would go away on their own but they didn’t, and yes the uvb has a reflector in it, and by holder I just meant the way I mounted it in the take, the mounts broke, and the uvb is on the side wall, his tank is an old 75 gallon fish tank so I don’t really have a way to mount it in the middle of the tank

 

[KarrieRee]

These poops have been going on for about a month, I just wanted to see if they would go away on their own but they didn’t, and yes the uvb has a reflector in it, and by holder I just meant the way I mounted it in the take, the mounts broke, and the uvb is on the side wall, his tank is an old 75 gallon fish tank so I don’t really have a way to mount it in the middle of the tank

Ok please try to get it directly overhead -- this could be a good reason why hes hiding from it or not getting any UVB---- it needs to be directly over him - we dont advise on the wall because it shines in their eyes

 

[Hailey1110]

Ok please try to get it directly overhead -- this could be a good reason why hes hiding from it or not getting any UVB---- it needs to be directly over him - we dont advise on the wall because it shines in their eyes

Well if you could give me a suggestion on how I would really appreciate it, he’s in a 75 gallon fish tank, there is a support in the middle, and my lid has to completely lift off to get him out, here’s some pictures

 

[KarrieRee]

Well if you could give me a suggestion on how I would really appreciate it, he’s in a 75 gallon fish tank, there is a support in the middle, and my lid has to completely lift off to get him out, here’s some pictures

Ok so to make sure we have the correct bulb please look on the UVB bulb and tell me if its a T 5 or a T8 -- you have a wide hole screen the T 5 can stay on top but the T 8 must be unobstructed --- the writing on the bulb will give brand and wattage and T 5 or T 8

 

[Hailey1110]

Ok so to make sure we have the correct bulb please look on the UVB bulb and tell me if its a T 5 or a T8 -- you have a wide hole screen the T 5 can stay on top but the T 8 must be unobstructed --- the writing on the bulb will give brand and wattage and T 5 or T 8

As I said in my original post I have a T8 and it normally sits inside on the back wall, the way I had it mounted broke so now I have to have it sit on top till I can get to the store, my question is how to hang it in the middle of the cage not the back wall, because his tank is an only 75 gallon fish tank, so it has a support in the middle and my cage lit lifts completely off, so how would I be able to support the uvb in the middle of the cage

 

[KarrieRee]

As I said in my original post I have a T8 and it normally sits inside on the back wall, the way I had it mounted broke so now I have to have it sit on top till I can get to the store, my question is how to hang it in the middle of the cage not the back wall, because his tank is an only 75 gallon fish tank, so it has a support in the middle and my cage lit lifts completely off, so how would I be able to support the uvb in the middle of the cage

Get some long plastic zip ties or picture wire hangers and use those- you may haft to.snip.the screen but it must go inside the tank + basking decor directly under the uvb 6-8 inches- bulb needs to be changed out in 5 months