PooP has changed... HELP

[Slave2Scarlett]

Ok so here it is.. Scarlett's poop has changed somewhat over the last several weeks.. I've noticed it being a little darker and her urates are sometimes a brownish color. Last night she pooped in the tub and it was definitely undigested.. There were greens floating around.. and I noticed what looked like a piece of a worm.. Her diet has changed in the last couple of weeks.. I was feeding her reptiworms and medium supers and then I ran out of reptis and have just been feeding her supers.. I was afraid she was getting too much calcium so I've been cutting back on the calcium b/c of the brownish color in her urate. Could the supers be causing the brownish color? I've also started feeding her dandelion greens which she loves.. I thought maybe they weren't settling on her stomach good.. She has been only eating once a day, her greens and worms.. She has also been trying to go to sleep earlier than usual.. Her temps are fine basking spot usually about 106-110.. I'm just wondering if this is all b/c of a change in diet.. She seems to be eating more greens these days than worms.. Anyways I'm posting a pic and would like some feedback.. I'm really praying it's not a parasite b/c she's been so healthy every since I've gotten her..

 

[Gail]

Looks fine to me, the coloring is probably from the supers. Greens take longer to digest, its not uncommon to see partially digested bits.

 

[Slave2Scarlett]

Oh Gail I can always count on u..lol I should just sent u a PM lol b/c Im always hoping u will repsond.. ha ha.. Thanks for the reassurance..

 

[Gail]

Anytime

 

[alkemisten3]

Hiya Scarletts mum!

Poop seems fine, although, I would always always recommend to do a fecal.
I have had my history with my poor dragon which took months to get better from pin worms... Thing is, they might be infected without you knowing or noticing until quite some time has passed. It is so totally worth the tiny "investment" just to know, and possible treatments after that are easy.

Change in diet changes the feces, it is a fact that goes even for humans... Partially Brownish urates is something my girl gets from time to time, I have no idea why, perhaps someone else can fill in. What I can say though is that it is not harmful in any way.

Have a nice one!

 

[Slave2Scarlett]

Thanks for the advice.. I would like to have a fecal done just for peace of mind and will do so in the coming months.. I've just never had any reason to wonder if she could possibly have one until now.. I try not to be overly paranoid and jump and run to the vet everytime she's not being herself.. I've kinda learned to just wait it out for a couple days and usually everything returns to normal.. The main thing is she's getting a little older and out of the juvi stage and I know that many changes are to come... Being this is my first beardie I'm still learning new things the older she gets.. I'm just gonna continue to monitor it for now and if I feel like I need to take her to the vet I will.. Thanks again!

 

[alkemisten3]

I know EXACTLY how you feel, I promise. My dragon was eating 0-1 cricket for a few weeks / day...
That was horrible and I thought she was even dying. Turns out, dragons do survive much easier anyway. You can always force feed them and there is always a reason / fix why they dont eat very well...
Dragons are moody too (has a personality) which is more fun than a friggin fish who just eateateateatpoopoopoo ...

Good luck

 

[Sashee]

I flip out over stuff with Yosh, too. I think he's just a bit older than Scarlett. He's in the teenager phase too. LOL