KendrickLamar
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My beardie has had diarrhea for probably at least 3 months, every other day. The alternate days he doesn't "go." His fecal only showed some flagellates protozoans and he was treated with metronidazole. His diarrhea persisted and another fecal was done, showing same issue, nothing else. The vet said we could do another Metronidazole treatment but did not indicate that it was necessary, and couldn't guarantee that it would solve the problem. When we first brought him in, his appetite had diminished, but the treatment fixed that almost immediately.
I am at a loss for what to do. The vet tech suggested maybe the stool was normal. But it varies between VERY watery and very soft. He has had only one "formed" stool in several months. The vet tech suggested this might be normal and that only very watery stools were abnormal.
On the bright side his appetite is enormous. He is gaining weight and inches steadily every week. He seems alert and active. Here is his info:
Age: approx 6 months
Weight: 12.8 oz\362 grams
Length: 18 inches/46 cm
Diet:
Bugs- Large BSFL (many come out undigested), small to medium superworms, small to medium crickets, small discoid roaches. He generally eats 60 to 100 bugs a day, a variety of all, and he rarely gets "full." He loves crickets, discoids, superworms, and tolerates BSFL. Crickets and discoids are gut loaded w/ Repashy bug burger or Flukers.
Veggies - He is offered a salad of collard greens, papaya or mango and squash every day. He doesn't eat much of it.mostly eats the collard greens.
Supplements - Calcium dusting w/ D3 every other day. Multi-vitamin dusting 2x q week. He also gets direct sunshine/fresh air about 3 d's a week.
Viv: 75 gallon tank
UVB: Reptisun 10.0 T5 runs 3/4 length of viv
Heat: 100 watt clear basking bulb. Two basking spots placed 12 inches/15 inches below lights. Temps at lower spot using probe thermometer are 107F, temps at higher spot are 110F. He spends most if his time on the lower basking spot.
Other: He spends about an hour or two every day outside of viv, at night he falls asleep as we hold him and placed back inside. No night time heating or lights, around 70F to 75F at night. He is pretty chill, doesn't explore his viv too much, glass surfs and black beards when he needs to "go."
Any help is appreciated!
I am at a loss for what to do. The vet tech suggested maybe the stool was normal. But it varies between VERY watery and very soft. He has had only one "formed" stool in several months. The vet tech suggested this might be normal and that only very watery stools were abnormal.
On the bright side his appetite is enormous. He is gaining weight and inches steadily every week. He seems alert and active. Here is his info:
Age: approx 6 months
Weight: 12.8 oz\362 grams
Length: 18 inches/46 cm
Diet:
Bugs- Large BSFL (many come out undigested), small to medium superworms, small to medium crickets, small discoid roaches. He generally eats 60 to 100 bugs a day, a variety of all, and he rarely gets "full." He loves crickets, discoids, superworms, and tolerates BSFL. Crickets and discoids are gut loaded w/ Repashy bug burger or Flukers.
Veggies - He is offered a salad of collard greens, papaya or mango and squash every day. He doesn't eat much of it.mostly eats the collard greens.
Supplements - Calcium dusting w/ D3 every other day. Multi-vitamin dusting 2x q week. He also gets direct sunshine/fresh air about 3 d's a week.
Viv: 75 gallon tank
UVB: Reptisun 10.0 T5 runs 3/4 length of viv
Heat: 100 watt clear basking bulb. Two basking spots placed 12 inches/15 inches below lights. Temps at lower spot using probe thermometer are 107F, temps at higher spot are 110F. He spends most if his time on the lower basking spot.
Other: He spends about an hour or two every day outside of viv, at night he falls asleep as we hold him and placed back inside. No night time heating or lights, around 70F to 75F at night. He is pretty chill, doesn't explore his viv too much, glass surfs and black beards when he needs to "go."
Any help is appreciated!