Eaiting the vermiculite

[jsmgecko]

I have recently noticed that my Snow female's poop is composed of nothing but vermiculite and the white solid stuff that comes from the liquid she consumes. I switched over to paper towels on her moist hide and I am currently making a baby food mix for her with some added olive oil ease the possible impaction and making sure the take is extra clean of anything loose. I have also began some warm soaks in water. Anything else I can do to help her?


george

 

[Halley]

That sounds like about all I could think of, and more.

 

[DLS Reptile]

This is a common thing among gravid females. The females ingest this to try to get extra vitamins and minerals they may be lacking in their diet. I usually keep a large noticeable bowl of calcium in their cage so this doesnt happen. regardless of what you do and how healthy they are some females will always eat the vermiculite. I would not worry to much, if she is going to the bathroom regularly. She will naturally pass it..

 

[jsmgecko]

I do keep a bowl of calcium in their tubs and she goes to the bathroom quite often sometimes too often... it seems like she is trying to process all the loose vermiculite and turn it into little vermiculite rocks lol quite odd...

george

 

[fallen_angel]

You'll just have to stop using vermiculite, most likely.. it's what we had to do because several of our females were chowing down on the stuff like it was some kind of buffet... The PetSmart near us never had any peat moss or anything (that was our first choice to switch to), so we just decided to get coco fiber (bed-a-beast) and it's been working great for us ever since. Although, I REALLY miss vermiculite, it was my favorite