Weird poop behavior

[Toadleagend]

Hello, my bearded dragon always acts a little differently when she needs to poop. Like the day before or day of. She has a bit less of an appetite. She still gets excited for crickets. But, she doesn’t want her greens. She never really is too excited for her greens though. But, she normally eats them. Sometimes she will also black beard, but not all the time. This has happened many times. Is it ok she does this? Does it mean something bad? She’s been having diarrhea. I’m trying to fix it. I’m not sure if it has anything to do with that.

 

[KarrieRee]

Hello, my bearded dragon always acts a little differently when she needs to poop. Like the day before or day of. She has a bit less of an appetite. She still gets excited for crickets. But, she doesn’t want her greens. She never really is too excited for her greens though. But, she normally eats them. Sometimes she will also black beard, but not all the time. This has happened many times. Is it ok she does this? Does it mean something bad? She’s been having diarrhea. I’m trying to fix it. I’m not sure if it has anything to do with that.

What is the diet? I would switch her off the crickets and get dubia roaches--- how smelly is the poop ? Like real bad enough to make you want to leave the room?

 

[Toadleagend]

What is the diet? I would switch her off the crickets and get dubia roaches--- how smelly is the poop ? Like real bad enough to make you want to leave the room?

Her diet is mustard greens, and crickets. Sometimes I give her a flower food topper and some other greens. She used to have carrot purée and butternut squash purée. But, I’ve been trying to stop that to help the diarrhea. The poop hasn’t smelt bad. It smells normal and sometimes like nothing. She has gone every 4 days. But, yesterday she didn’t go. So now I don’t know when she’ll go again. She got tested for parasites around late November. And it came back negative. But, I’m not sure if that means anything for these poops. They used to start unformed become more frequent. Then become formed. Then, when there was a few days in between poops, it was unformed again. Now there is always a break in the poop. So, they have always been unformed. I was going to wait a couple more poops. Then, take it to the vet if it still didn’t get better.

 

[KarrieRee]

Her diet is mustard greens, and crickets. Sometimes I give her a flower food topper and some other greens. She used to have carrot purée and butternut squash purée. But, I’ve been trying to stop that to help the diarrhea. The poop hasn’t smelt bad. It smells normal and sometimes like nothing. She has gone every 4 days. But, yesterday she didn’t go. So now I don’t know when she’ll go again. She got tested for parasites around late November. And it came back negative. But, I’m not sure if that means anything for these poops. They used to start unformed become more frequent. Then become formed. Then, when there was a few days in between poops, it was unformed again. Now there is always a break in the poop. So, they have always been unformed. I was going to wait a couple more poops. Then, take it to the vet if it still didn’t get better.

Have you tried some raw shredded sweet potato?

 

[Toadleagend]

Have you tried some raw shredded sweet potato?

I did a little while ago and she didn’t want to eat it. But, I can try again when she is more willing to eat her greens. Today, she is a being picky with them so it is hard to get her to eat new things. But, I can keep offering it to her. Also, thank you for your help!

 

[Toadleagend]

I did a little while ago and she didn’t want to eat it. But, I can try again when she is more willing to eat her greens. Today, she is a being picky with them so it is hard to get her to eat new things. But, I can keep offering it to her. Also, thank you for your help!

I believe her flower food topper is high in fiber. I recently have been giving her that. So, hopefully that can help firm up her poops.