Zillas poop...help please?

[zillathakilla]

So today zilla did his normal glass dance before he pooped,but when he pooped there was red(which was his vent) which i didn't know so i went over to look and he took a HUGE poo,its literally the size of my index finger! The feces part looks pretty normal but the urine was hard and powdery,what does this mean?It also has an orange/yellow tint on the outside but when i prodded it with a pencil it was hard and powdery....BTW this was a poo that was building up for like 3-4 days thats why its so big

 

[bloodbankdragon]

looks alright ish. The thick membrane could suggest a parasite issue. The membrane appears extra thick. This can be an indicator. The urate should be powdery. Thats normal. Again though, the urate seems to be covered in extra thick membrane. Every terd is different. Just keep an eye on the dragon for weight loss.

The time period is ok as well for a large dragon.

Steven Barnes

 

[zillathakilla]

he's only 6 months old lol hes biggish though,hes about 14-15" long,how do beardies get parasites?through crix?

 

[Gail]

yes, crickets can carry pin worms. Hard, yellowish urates can be a sign of dehydration or too much calcium.

 

[sweetiepie9]

That type of urate means he needs to be hydrate. Does he drink water or have a daily soak for 10-20 min? We have 5 dragons, they all have a daily 10 min bath. They are given water and babyfood squash to keep them hydrated. Most of them went through brumation for at least 2 mo, so we'd get them all up every week and give them all a soak & water, then they'd go bak to sleep. Helped them not pass hard & chalky urates. So make sure he gets lots of water for the next week & see what the next urate looks like, it should be hard but not chalky, then as they drink & soak, the urate will be soft. The softer the urate, the more hydrated your dragon is. So give that a try & check each poop, once the urate is soft, just keep up the hydration and you won't see that anymore. Keep me posted, please.

Deb & my dragons, Sweetie, Lonzo, Rubio, Leo and Didi

 

[zillathakilla]

Ok generally i give him a bathe 5 times a week but lately i haven't so maybe i should start doing that again thanks for the help!

 

[warnisha]

Every terd is different.

This cracks me up!!! You are so not joking!!! My 18month old beardie (got last night) gave me three surprises which all looked diff!!!! I am used to 2month old beardie poo so I about died!!!

zillathakilla: my beardies poo today was similar to yours the first time, hard the second with no urate, and the third time greenish and brown with normal urate!!! I about died!!!!! I was shocked! The lady we got him from said he goes every few days so this must have been his day!!!! WOWSERS!!!!

 

[Drache613]

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