PW's in poop

[njbeardie]

i have been feeding my beardie PW's and today i noticed one in his poop alive, wiggling alittle, what's up with that? has this happened to anyone else's beardie?

 

[haleygirl272]

Sorry, I don't know what PW stands for, can you annunciate? jk. What do you mean?

 

[njbeardie]

Phoenix worms. I noticed one in his poop still alive and wiggling a little.

 

[haleygirl272]

ohhh...that's not good. Here's some questions:

How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?

 

[Grixxly15]

When I fed hunter PW's I also noticed this too. He had trouble digesting a few of them. I think it's normal as long as the quantity of undigested phoenix worms is not to large.

 

[njbeardie]

it only happened that one time. and it happened within the first few days of giving them to him, he was gobbling them up, now he takes his time eating them.