Scarlette not digesting?

[ownedbyarielle]

Ok,

So I have had my beardie for almost two months now. I got her July 13th 2013 and her previous owner was not caring for her properly. They had her on crickets 1 time a week and squash and bell peppers everyday. I am now feeding her a mix of different veggies and greens and phoenix worms everyday. She eats her phoenix worms really really fast. I give her about 60 a day and she eats them in a matter of less than 1 minute. And when she poops, She has live phoenix worms in there. I know they cannot bite her insides but is she just eating them too fast or is it a parasite problem? Her lights are a 100 watt heat bulb and a 10.0 Reptisun UVB light. If you have any other questions about her just ask. I am worried about her.

 

[daner923]

This is very common with Phoenix worms. She is eating them so fast she isn't chewing them. Try offering them just a couple at a time until she is full (I know, this can take a little while, but it will slow her down). You can also use a pin to poke holes in the worms so that the digestive juices get inside them. It's not dangerous as is, but if she starts eating pooped-out worms, she might develop a parasite problem.