KarrieRee":1p40l3qj said:I am sorry to hear about your girl- others on here would need to help you-- here is a website to find a reptile vet
http://www.arav.org
Karrie
Wickedpogana":1cemym2r said:What substrate were you using ? Crushed walnut shells ? Small pebbles??? Your first instinct should of been to drive to the vet not post on here
can you post a picture of her enclosure what do you feed her usually and what did you feed her latelyCburger2":1kmkgqpa said:Wickedpogana":1kmkgqpa said:What substrate were you using ? Crushed walnut shells ? Small pebbles??? Your first instinct should of been to drive to the vet not post on here
I use a reptile fabric for substrate. Nothing that would cause impaction. Her vet is closed until 9AM and unfortunately it happened around 10 PM . I would have rushed her to the vet if I could but there are no exotic ER’s near where I live. I posted here once I had no where else to go to.
claudiusx":3n3zok6y said:Hi there,
I know that must be very scary.
Just to rule it out, she hasn't had anything red like berries or anything?
It does appear to be blood though.
Has she ever had a fecal test done to check for parasites?
It's possible that it's just from straining the other day. Is she black bearding at all? How is she acting? Active?
How does her vent look? No prolapse or anything like that correct?
-Brandon
claudiusx":1fhrec82 said:I wonder if the pellets could have caused this if they were passed through the system too quickly. If they stay in awhile to digest, I'm sure it's fine. But if they pass before fully being processed, i suppose its possible that the red in them would pass.
Either way, it's good that she isnt black bearding and is acting fine. I would be inclined to stop with the pellets for a few weeks and just see what happens. I'm not a big fan of the pellets anyways, too much artificial junk in them but that's just my opinion.
I dont think it's too serious based off how shes acting. But definitely if she poos like that again it would be concerning. Getting her into the vet might be a good idea though, to get a fecal test done. I'm not sure what else could be done besides imaging. So hopefully this was just a one off incident. But I am suspicious of the pellets, especially since this stool looked really loose which is indicative of it passing through quickly.
-Brandon
You dont seem to have the uvb bulb which is essential for them to break down calcium and without it they will get metabolic bone diesease you need to get a uvb tube light asap in the meantime bring him outside as much as u can like after a bowl movement he needs sunlight asap since you have no uvb and make sure it's not too cold they can get respiratory infections by breathing cold air, you also want to get a dome light for your basking bulb using the metal screen fixture cause it to be filtered and get less heat to your dragon and it also doesn't have a direct beam as u would get with a dome light those are really used for ceramic heat bulbs as the metal bars will prevent it from getting too hot and I cant say it enough you need a uvb light get your buddy outside asap until you get the bulbCburger2":15olym1y said:
Here’s her enclosure, I’m actually in the process of upgrading her space. She’s in a 30 gal, but as I just moved I’ve already ordered a 60 gal reptile condo. But she’s been content in her space for over a year and a half now, and had no problems with anything enclosed wise- other than she’s began to outgrow it. She has an 80W Solar Glo Mercury bulb. Over the last week she’s been eating collard greens and the Flunkers Buffett blend pellets. No live insects yet this week. Her basking area is kept at 106 degrees.
Wickedpogana":2rzaa5qh said:she possibly can not be digesting her food right becuase no uvb light and the pellets are causing her red stool (MAYBE)you should've seen if the consistency was that of blood d get some bee pollen it's a natural antioxidant and anti inflammatory and helps the digestive track and digestion and if you have a all in one basking bulb with uva and uvb that still is not enough uvb to you need the repit sun t5 10.0 bulb
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