Loose stool, bloody bum.

[CricketSlayer]

So today I noticed my beardie had some blood around his vent. His bowel movement was kinda loose and im concerned he may have parasites. I feed him crickets in the morning approximately 10-15 and make him a romaine salad, sometimes with fruit or cucumber. I give him 4-5 waxworms on the top as a treat. His basking spot is about 92-95 degrees. Sometimes there will be a couple dead crickets in the batch I feed him. I pull them out of course but he is too fast sometimes and manages to eat one or two before I can get to them. I'm worried about him even though he is alert and doesn't appear to be losing weight.

 

[traildrifterphalanx]

Greetings,
I'm no expert in this topic but had a few suggestions based on your post.

The loose stool is likely due to the romaine lettuce salads you make him. I would recommend switching your main green to collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion leaves, along with perhaps some squash. Lettuce is generally not recommended due to poor nutritional value, and adding pieces of cucumber (my oldest loved those) is a lot of water content and adds to the loose poo.

I'd also recommend bumping up your basking temp to 100-110 depending on his age. Both my dragons seem to prefer exactly 107, and will move their laying position to the 110 spot after a meal, and then move back to the side. 92-95 is pretty low and may affect his digestion.

Parasites could be a possibility, especially considering he's gotten a few dead ones as you've stated.
Blood may be the result of straining to pass the food, but if he's acting normal it likely isn't something too devastating, but keep your eye on him to see if this worsens.

 

[Taterbug]

Bloody stool is generally one of the things I suggest a vet visit for, more so if it's frequent. Parasite screens are usually quick and many exotic vets can do them while you wait. Parasites can cause watery stools and bleeding (from damage to the digestive system) and should be treated if they are high enough counts. That said low temps and such can contribute to a reduced immune response that lets the parasites flourish.