Is this normal looking poop?

[orangedilemma]

I'm going to be getting a fecal test ASAP, but I want to know if this is something to worry about.

Sorry for the bad quality. The clear stuff wrapped around it is just dead skin I believe (he's shedding and had his stomach skin peeled down to his lower legs area).
Once I scooped it up I saw that there were chunks of the collard greens in the poop, though they aren't black, but a dark green. His urate looked good, but is this okay? It was a bit brown before I scooped it up and saw 'inside'. it has an odour I highly dislike, but that's more a sensitivity to smells on my part than it actually reeking to suggest parasites.
I haven't had him long, and also have poor memory so i can't really compare this to previous feces.
He's active and otherwise very healthy and well fed and taken care of. (correct temps, lamps, ect.)
And also he poops regularly.

 

[HaleyMaree]

Hi,
That is definitely not normal! I would do a fecal test immediately.. Good luck!

Before the poop did he eat something that he doesn't usually eat or has never eaten.
:/

~Haley

 

[bayoupig5]

Hmm, not to confuse you, but the pictures before you actually smashed it apart look fairly normal to me. Sometimes my dragon has poops that split a little like that around the sac due to higher hydration levels, but I can see the white urate underneath, and the smashed up part looks digested. Sometimes my dragon has poop that will have small chunks in it, which is likely due to her basking schedule, sometime she chooses to bask less than others. Basking temps are also helpful in terms of overall digestion, if your dragon is and adult basking at about 99-105 F is good, and for a younger dragon 105-110 F is good.

Dragon poop does tend to smell anyway, but if you have not had a fecal done it would be good to do so anyway so that you know where your dragon stands, especially before brumation. However, unlike the poster above me, I do not think it looks too unusual. A little loose around the sac, but if you are hydrating your dragon well, the poop can tend to break around the sac anyway.

 

[HaleyMaree]

Good point! I would do a fecal either way. The reason I say its not normal is because I haven't had my beardie poop like that, it looks a bit off.

~Haley

 

[orangedilemma]

Yes he defiantly is getting extra hydration these past few days (daily bath to help shedding plus he really enjoys them.)
And I've been cutting his food smaller which also seems to be helping. Thanks a lot.
Hope the test proves he's in good health.