Juvi Beardie Won't Eat Bugs- Only Greens, Bad Diarreah

[stinkysmommy]

I adopted a beautiful little beardie today who came to me from somebody who had lost interest. She seems outwardly healthy (if a bit dehydrated and plenty tiny for 8 months) and not the least bit timid or stressed despite not being handled often. Everything was going well, until dinner time. She didn't show any interest in her crickets at all- in fact, I'd go so far as to say she wasn't even registering them as food! From there it only escalated. I took her out of her tank to snuggle her, and she defecated in my lap. Her feces was completely liquid, and smelled so incredibly foul (the stench is still lingering half an hour later.) I cleaned myself up and took her for a small bath. Afterwards, as I set her down, she bit at her towel. I thought she was hungry, so I brought her a few shreds of collard green. She began to eat them, so I went to her tank and brought her one of the crickets. I held it in front of her face, as it still wiggled, and yet again she didn't pay it any mind, just watched it and then went for the green again. I'm worried that if I can't get her to eat bugs, she won't be getting the nutrients she needs, even with vitamins. Her stool is already so incredibly bad, I can't imagine she's in good shape on the inside.

 

[stinkysmommy]

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[MapleDeer]

Since she has really smelly diarrhea, it sounds like she could have parasites. Taking her to the vet would be a good idea. Not sure about not wanting to eat bugs, though.

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. She probably has relocation stress. So she might not eat real well for a week or 2. That may also be the reason for the diarrhea. So just give her sometime and if she still has diarrhea then I'd take her with a fecal sample to the vet.