Poop okay?

[bossnoss31]

I've had spyro for about a month now and his poop started changing a week or so ago. The urate seems runny and discolored. It's kind of like an orange color. The feces is solid and looks normal. The urate is mostly solid but somewhat runny and has an orange color to it. Is there something deeply wrong or is it just something that will pass? He has been hiding more often too. I noticed that this kind of started around the time I started giving him reptiworms. Thanks.

 

[MsCarter]

Usually when the urate is runny it just simply means he had extra moisture which is not a bad thing. A slight orangeish/rusty tint from time to time is nothing to be too alarmed about.
How much calcium are you giving him weekly?
Hydration and calcium are the two biggest things that can impact urates. Certain foods can alter the color as well, for example when my beardie eats strawberries her next few urates have a pink tint to them

 

[bossnoss31]

I don't dust the reptiworms because they say on their website that they're already packed with nutrients and calcium. I was thinking that he could be eating too many reptiworms (which are brand name Phoenix worms) and taking in too much calcium from that. I'm going to switch him back to crickets and see what happens.

 

[MsCarter]

Black solider fly larvae are amazing feeders. They are one of the only feeders I set no limits on and allowed my dragon to eat as much as she wants at a time. Don't worry about over doing it with them, if your not dusting them than he should be just fine. It's mainly when you dust using D3 when you can potentially over load them with calcium.

I would mix other feeders into his diet though, variety is always a good thing. The next time he poops and his urate looks abnormal to you if you would like you can post a picture of it. We would be glad to take a look if it would make you feel better and give you our thoughts.

 

[bossnoss31]

Okay, thanks!