Irregular BM?

[Remysbiggestfan]

40 gallon tank, reptisun 10.0 changed every 6 months, eats majority greens (collard, mustard, endive, escarole) with the occasional bug. Gets a bath at least once a week. I feel he hasn’t had a solid bm in a while. Is this normal?

 

[KarrieRee]

I dont see any white urate meaning hes dehydrated - he should be getting insects 2-3 times per week - please rinse the greens before serving- your UVB where is it in the tank? top of screen or inside the tank?

 

[Remysbiggestfan]

The uvb and lights are not blocked by a screen

 

[KarrieRee]

is the UVB directly over the basking decor piece and what is the distance? For a T 5 it should be 12-15 inches -- if its a T 8 it should be 6-8 inches

 

[Remysbiggestfan]

it is directly over the basking area about 12 in

 

[Remysbiggestfan]

It’s t5

 

[KarrieRee]

Ok are you feeding any supplements? I would start feeding insects dubias are real good staple feeder - I want some one else to look at his poop and see what they think --

 

[Remysbiggestfan]

I used to breed dubias, but don’t anymore. Now he gets maybe 1-2 superworms a day with the weekly 10 crickets and occasional horn worm.

 

[Remysbiggestfan]

He has a multi vitamin supplement, and the vet gave me probiotic to sprinkle on his food but he hasn’t had that in a long time. The multi vitamin a don’t give very often. For a while I was out of regular calcium so I’m wondering if it could be too much d3?

 

[KarrieRee]

Could be he should not getting the d 3 but one time a week and regular calcium w/ no phosphorus-- your uvb is a good one I want ahbd to look she can better advise on this than I I have flagged your post to her

 

[AHBD]

Hi there, when a well hydrated dragon poos on paper towels it looks like a lot of water because it's being absorbed and making the large ring. But if you're concerned you might have a fecal test done to check for parasites.