Strange rice like shapes left from poo?

[Sadona]

My new beardie, Sol, just arrived yesterday. He has had some healthy poops, the first was kinda runny but well formed. Today he took a healthy BM , but when I cleaned it up I saw these tiny little rice like things left were his poo was. They didn't move, but I could see em. They were translucent.
Yesterday, he ate 4 superworms and seems to have taken the move very well. He is pretty spry for an older dragon (3 years) and moves around a bit, but not much today. Still hasn't eaten any salad. His coloration is bright and the only time I have seen stress marks on him was lightly after I fed him superworms and when he woke up this morning.
What could they be? I guessed they were pin worm eggs, but can you see them without a microscope? Should I be worried about this? What could they be? If they are worms, could I order some medz online and do it all myself?
Thanks...

 

[FlimFlam]

if you find some more. . .bag it and take it to a vet. . .if they are eggs, they should be able to identify them and recommend a proper course of action 8)

 

[Sadona]

That sounds like a good plan...do you think this would cost an amount of money?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

If there were pinworm eggs, they are likely too small to see with the naked eye. However, you could probably see tape worms.
Are you feeding your dragon adult female crickets? If so, it is a huge possibility that the female crickets had eggs in them. They look like tiny tiny grains of rice, & oval shaped.
Can you get a picture of them?
If you are unsure, getting a fecal would be a good idea to determine whether or not she has worms or parasites.

Tracie

 

[Sadona]

Tracie, they way you described those things is exactly what they look like!
I adopted Sol from a different owner and his main food was crickets, so that might be the case. Yesterday I only fed him 4 superworms, and that has been all he has eaten since he arrived (yesterday).
I'll try to get a picture tomorrow, but I'm warning you it was kind of gross. :lol:

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Well, that does happen when feeding adult female crickets, so hopefully that is the case here! Was it pretty numerous in counts?
I know you didn't sit there & count them though. :mrgreen:
IF you can get a picture, that would be good. Here is a basic picture of cricket eggs, I didn't have one uploaded.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_81Nc_4nc1kQ/SfGqXh3n5aI/AAAAAAAAC5A/nAnqjxbPIlg/s400/CricketEggs000.jpg

http://www.skylab.org/~chugga/cricket/Pictures/Image%20002.JPG


Tracie

 

[Sadona]

There weren't a lot of those little things, just about 5 or 7 of em. Today he pooped again, but I didn't see any of those shapes. I'm thinking this is a good thing? His urate did have a yellow cap to it, so I'll put him off calcium for a few days.

 

[jeschardies]

What perfect timing for this thread....I had the same things in todays poos. Both beardies had them in a decent number. My thought is the cricket eggs, due to the size of them. In my case, we fed our beardies our first adult cricket batch we've ordered. Usually smaller.
From your description, it seems like we both have given some cricket caviar to our beardies. If you get a fecal done, do let us know the results.....