I have a almost 6 year old green anole that has blood red urates in his poops i just need help because i don't have enough money to take him to the vet and my foster parents won't take him to a reptile rescue because it's two hours away
Hi there, your dragon is right at the upper end of his life span so you have taken really good care of him. Has anything changed in his diet ? Sometimes impaction or somewhat of a stricture can cause blood . Has he eaten a larger than usual prey item maybe ? Is he drinking ?
Hi there, your dragon is right at the upper end of his life span so you have taken really good care of him. Has anything changed in his diet ? Sometimes impaction or somewhat of a stricture can cause blood . Has he eaten a larger than usual prey item maybe ? Is he drinking ?
BTW, is he acting O.K otherwise ? For now it's best to feed him smaller crickets. There's not much you can do probably except make him comfortable , he's quite old and it may just be day to day now. He may surprise you though.
BTW, is he acting O.K otherwise ? For now it's best to feed him smaller crickets. There's not much you can do probably except make him comfortable , he's quite old and it may just be day to day now. He may surprise you though.
Wow, a 6 year old anole, impressive! He is most likely impacted to some extent if the cricket
was too large.
You could try giving some soft foods perhaps, if possible such as squash or sweet potato mixed
with coconut oil (a few drops) dropped onto his nose to see if he will lick any of that off.
Only time will tell whether or not he will be able to pass it all through. Let us know how he is
doing.
Yes, a 6 year old anole is a very well cared for critter, kudos to you!!! I am sorry he is going through this but, sometimes things happen that are out of our control. Large crickets are a bit to big for anoles, I don't think I would feed mine anything that big (of course mine is a brown anole and won't get that big anyway). Try some BSFL (black soldier fly larvae) small but full of nutrients and calcium.