My little guy pooped in the tub today and the urate had some reddish brown on it. Ive attached a picture. His poops lately have been normal except this one. What should I do?
Our beardie has had this same color in his urates too, and I understand that it's fairly common and usually nothing to worry about, although it can be scary because it can look like blood. Our vet examined some of it under a microscope and found that it was crystalline, not cellular, so not blood. I've heard of others noticing this in their beardie's poop too.
Best not to be too surprised by anything that comes out of a beardie's rear end, as long as it's not obviously blood or parasites. They are capable of producing a whole rainbow of colors in their poop and urate. :wink:
Can't go wrong with hornworms (except for the cost :roll: )-- most beardies go nuts for them, and I understand that they're pretty easy to digest.