Runny Stool

[DaveW]

Sorry if this is not an emergency but I am not quite sure where else to post this. I recently got a baby bearded dragon (last sunday to be exact). Ever since I brought him home I noticed he has had a runny stool. I can recall one time when his stool was semi solid though. His appetite has seemed to decrease since I brought him home. He will eat only about one to two crickets a day and rarely some kale that I have in his dish but I do offer him more, he just refuses to eat more. He is a really small dragon so I am wondering if that is naturally to be expected due to his size. Anyways the runny stool is what is concerning me. I already made an appointment for this friday with the herp vet but I am wondering if I am just being paranoid and its not really an issue. He seems to pretty active as I can pick him up and he will start trying to climb up my arm. Also he is very attentive. No foul smell coming from the stool either. So what do you guys think? Is it something I should be concerned about?

Also I should note that currently I do not have a UVB source for him but one is on the way in the mail from petmountain (got him a reptisun 10.0 bulb) and I should have it Thursday or so. Had I known that the kit I bought when I got him did not contain one I would have bought one right then and there but the sales rep at petsmart failed to mention this to me. I asked her specifically "Does this kit contain everything that he will need?" to which she replied "Of course!".

 

[ocpetd]

Ugh, I hate those All-in-One kits... The only good thing in it is the tank! Whatever company put them together is just looking to profit from unsuspecting new reptile owners... I can't count how many times I've had to explain to a customer that the kit doesn't include certain supplies that you NEED (like the UVB bulb). Also my other gripe with those kits is they don't have any kind of instructions on how to put everything together... So I'll get a customer one day detailing illness and discover that the thermometers (or something having to do with the setup) is the cause. But I guess if the new reptile owners had any common sense and were serious about keeping their pet healthy, they shouldn't only rely on Petsmart employees or what the product details list, and research everything BEFORE you come into the store.