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[invaderDeviLin]

Hi there - it just looks like it may be more urate or some strange poop from something he ate. Unless it happens again, I wouldn't worry too much at the moment. Best of luck.

thanks!

 

[invaderDeviLin]

it happened again today... it looks pretty much exactly like the first one

 

[Mustashio]

I have had a similar looking poop in the past, but Tashi's urates were very hard. Still had the stringy thing on it though like yours. After a few poops it resolved and returned to a normal white. And I know Mustashio is a BOY!

Here's what ours looked like. (Dear Lord! We are sharing poop pictures! You know you are in love when you can talk about poop for hours! Sheesh!)

As for the yellowish parts, I have heard various things. Some say it is too much bath (? not sure I completely understand that, but it is what it is). I've also heard too much calcium causes some yellowing. And I've also heard that it can be a sign of some kidney issues. I doubt that the last one is the case since you just had a healthy check up. Anyway, take it for what it is worth. I'd just watch it for awhile. He (or perhaps SHE :lol: ) looks very healthy and has beautiful colors! You're obviously taking good care of your dragon! And the sand and mealworm thing being an impaction risk...I thought that was only a problem when you are talking about babies, which clearly you do not have!

Hope this helps!
~Jill

 

[sophiehawes]

hi, my baby girl lola had had orange gritty bit in the white of her poop the last couple of times and i looked it up adn they said it was due to dehidration.. i do agree coz she doesnt dring water that i drip on her nose or water in the bath.. im and just teaching her to drink at the moment and it seems to have gone.. mayb u could try that? with all other advise i think that every1 says somthin different and if ur beardie is fine and is 100% healthy then u sould leave how it is... beardies are sand dwelling reptiles so i have never understood this no sand thing.. i myself use reptile carpet but only because its cleaner, i also give lola mealworms as a treat coz she lovesssssssssssssss them, but i have notices when she doesnt poo that day when i give her them if i dont she poos soooo i dont suggest giving them as a ongoing food sourse mayb just as a treat .. i know different opinions make u wana do this lol but these people are only trying to help sup to u to take or leave the advise i dont think people sould have a go at u for not taking there advise.. whhen i first posted a question some one got really angry with me and had a massive go at me and basicly told me that if i didnt take his advise lola would be sick and then die!!!! wrong so wrong

 

[brittani299]

And the sand and mealworm thing being an impaction risk...I thought that was only a problem when you are talking about babies, which clearly you do not have!

Actually that is not true. You shouldnt use either no matter how old your beardie is.

 

[daner923]

Also, to sophiehawes: They are actually NOT sand dwelling animals. Their natural habitat is a very hard packed sandy earth, not loose sand. That is why sand impaction isn't an issue in the wild. Tile is much much closer to their native habitat texture wise than sand.

 

[MsWanda10166]

My Beast had a poo that looked like that, I took it straight to the Vet. The Vet had told me a few days before to give him a pinkie mouse, and the poo was a result of the mouse. The explination, was that mice are high in calcium, and that was him getting rid of the excess.

 

[sweetiepie9]

Sounds like your dragon might need a bit more water. If she's more than a year old, then you should be giving her calcium on one feeding only 3x/wk, so that might also be the issue. I soak my dragons almost every day for 20 min and even so my smallest dragon Didi was very dehydrated today, his urate was like a piece of chalk. I'm fortunate that he'll drink from a syringe as he drank more than 3 tsp of water today and that's with an almost daily 20 min soak. Some dragons don't absorb water as well as others, so that might be one thing to try, is seeing if she'll drink from water dripped on her nose. It's worth a try.

 

[sophiehawes]

Also, to sophiehawes: They are actually NOT sand dwelling animals. Their natural habitat is a very hard packed sandy earth, not loose sand. That is why sand impaction isn't an issue in the wild. Tile is much much closer to their native habitat texture wise than sand.

ok ok i said that i have my girl on reptile carpet but millions of people raise there beardies on sand and never have a peblem so i think it should be upto the owner.. like i say m have my girl lola on reptile carpet as its cleaner and i had sand for a weeek when i first got her and she did get some when she ate so my sugestion is carpet, my problem is when u come on here u should not be shouted at or villafied for haveing different opinion

 

[sophiehawes]

also just an update as i said lola had a gritty orange peice in the white of her poo and i looked it up and it said she may be dhidrated.. i started to give her bugs a dip in water b4 feeding them 2 her and she has been takin water dripped on her nose .. today she had a [poo and no orange bit! sucsess so i would defo say dehidration

 

[daner923]

I hope you didn't think I was shouting on you! However, sand isn't really a matter of opinion - it is an impaction risk, no matter what else you may think about it. It's a question of what the owner sees as acceptable risk. In my eyes, there is no good reason to ever needlessly risk the life of any pet when it is within your power, and easy, to avoid it. I wanted to point out that sand isn't their natural environment because a lot of people use that argument. However, it is a misinformed opinion, as sand isn't actually part of their natural environment. In certain cases, where people have older dragons that are stressed to be taken off sand, I have actually suggested that the owner keep the beardie on sand. But that's really and exception to the rule, and for babies it is actually a pretty high risk. Basically, I look at it like this: yes, not all, or even most, beardies get sand impactions. But since the consequences can include death or paralysis, is it worth taking the risk, even if only 1 in 20 dragons have a problem? I think not.

 

[daner923]

As for dehydration - how often are you offering baths? If you are bathing every 2-3 days, hydration shouldn't be much of an issue.

 

[sophiehawes]

i think mayb everythin i say u will disagree , but in my opinion the gritty orange bit is due to dehidration, like i sed try dipping her bugs in water b4 giving, dip water on the nose, spay on her and also on the viv wall sometimes they like to like it off, i know that beardies absorb water through there scales in the bath but sometimes this isnt enough so try and get your beadie to take water in the mouth, this is all in my opinion mind so if u feel its something different that is entierly upto you.. good luck x

 

[brittani299]

i think mayb everythin i say u will disagree , but in my opinion the gritty orange bit is due to dehidration, like i sed try dipping her bugs in water b4 giving, dip water on the nose, spay on her and also on the viv wall sometimes they like to like it off, i know that beardies absorb water through there scales in the bath but sometimes this isnt enough so try and get your beadie to take water in the mouth, this is all in my opinion mind so if u feel its something different that is entierly upto you.. good luck x

They don't absorb water through their scales. It is actually through their vent.

 

[daner923]

You shouldn't mist in the tank, sophie. It just raises the humidity, which can cause respiratory infections. Also, as Brittani mentioned, the actually only absorb water through their vent in the bath. So essentially, misting does nothing but pose a health risk. Dripping water on the nose is ok, but otherwise hydration should come from baths and from food and greens.