GenRose
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Hi guys!
So my beardie Bucky has been having some really wet and smelly poops as of the last few weeks (He poops once to twice a week) and I am getting concerned. By smelly I mean I almost puke every time I clean his tank smelly. At first, I thought it might have been too many greens, but I cut back on how many he gets a serving and it hasn't helped at all. He used to be fed crickets but I changed them to discoid roaches about two weeks ago, his poops were runny before this. He has been in shed for the last month or two as well, all that is left is his tail and one leg.
Below I have listed a bunch of information about my care for Bucky, let me know if there is anything I am doing wrong that might be causing these issues or if it might be parasites like I think.
Bucky:
I got him a few months back as a rescue, he used to be on black calcium sand in a 20 gallon tank and feed pellets and random bugs before I owned him. They said he was about a year and a half old.
Tank:
Currently, a tub with a screen lid to avoid humidity problems, about 60 gallons. I plan to get him a new tank soon, 120 gallons, but I am still saving money for it.
Substrate is paper towels to keep it easy to clean and monitor his poop.
T5 UVB light tube in a fixture (I cut a hole in the screen lid to make sure it reaches him), the UVB is only about two months old, a halogen basking bulb with a thermometer. Both on a timer for 10 AM and 10PM, so he gets 12 hours of UVB and heating.
Cold side of the tank is around 80-85 and the basking spot is 100-105. He usually stays in the basking spot, sometimes he will do a lap or two around the tank. At night, it gets down to the 70s.
Food:
Gut loaded discoid roaches feed 3 times a week, depending on size 3 to 6 roaches a serving. Dusted with calcium.
Collard greens as a stable, occasionally bell peppers and safe fruits, sprinkled with reptile branded bee pollen. Used to be feed this every day, but after the wet poops started I cut back to every other day.
So my beardie Bucky has been having some really wet and smelly poops as of the last few weeks (He poops once to twice a week) and I am getting concerned. By smelly I mean I almost puke every time I clean his tank smelly. At first, I thought it might have been too many greens, but I cut back on how many he gets a serving and it hasn't helped at all. He used to be fed crickets but I changed them to discoid roaches about two weeks ago, his poops were runny before this. He has been in shed for the last month or two as well, all that is left is his tail and one leg.
Below I have listed a bunch of information about my care for Bucky, let me know if there is anything I am doing wrong that might be causing these issues or if it might be parasites like I think.
Bucky:
I got him a few months back as a rescue, he used to be on black calcium sand in a 20 gallon tank and feed pellets and random bugs before I owned him. They said he was about a year and a half old.
Tank:
Currently, a tub with a screen lid to avoid humidity problems, about 60 gallons. I plan to get him a new tank soon, 120 gallons, but I am still saving money for it.
Substrate is paper towels to keep it easy to clean and monitor his poop.
T5 UVB light tube in a fixture (I cut a hole in the screen lid to make sure it reaches him), the UVB is only about two months old, a halogen basking bulb with a thermometer. Both on a timer for 10 AM and 10PM, so he gets 12 hours of UVB and heating.
Cold side of the tank is around 80-85 and the basking spot is 100-105. He usually stays in the basking spot, sometimes he will do a lap or two around the tank. At night, it gets down to the 70s.
Food:
Gut loaded discoid roaches feed 3 times a week, depending on size 3 to 6 roaches a serving. Dusted with calcium.
Collard greens as a stable, occasionally bell peppers and safe fruits, sprinkled with reptile branded bee pollen. Used to be feed this every day, but after the wet poops started I cut back to every other day.
