Just a good "cleaning out"!!

[nats]

Remember when I posted about one of my males (Slinky) eating the sphagnum moss bedding in his moist hide, and remember how he "passed" big balls of the stuff, then do you remember I said I had to pull some long strings of it out of his butt because he couldn't eliminate it himself and he was walking around with a 2'' string coming out of him?

Well, I was just thinking about how we all fuss over our leos; no loose substrate, no this, no that, etc.!

I am really amazed he was able to pass that stuff through his little gut with no ill effect at all!

I have heard of eating food with lots of "fiber" to keep the train moving, and have a good "cleaning out", but this is ridiculous!!

I would say, the total amount of moss he passed was about 5''!!

After I pulled the last string out of him, he pooped normal right away.

At no time did he seem in any discomfort except at first when he passed the largest ball of string. He didn't even mind me pulling it out of his butt, in fact, he kept bitting at it, like it was a bug!! :main_rolleyes:

Anyway, the point of this, rather graphic, story is, leos are allot more rugged and tough than we give them credit for! :main_yes:

 

[Bennayboi]

I feel violated after reading that.

 

[LizMarie]

Poor Leo. even though I laughed when thinking of your leo walking around with strings of moss sticking out of his behind, lol

 

[nats]

I feel violated after reading that.

Come on now Bennayboi, I'm sure you have a stronger constitution than that :main_laugh:

 

[nats]

Poor Leo. even though I laughed when thinking of your leo walking around with strings of moss sticking out of his behind, lol

LOL! I know, but what amazed me was, it didnt seem to bother him much. :main_huh:

Of course, I removed the moss from not only his moist hide, but also from Indie and Newpy.

Now I use those cricket water pillows wraped in a terry wash cloth.

I KNOW they cant swallow THAT! :main_rolleyes:

 

[nats]

I think I baby my leos too much!!
If even half of the things I imagine as being bad for them where true, it's a wonder they live more than a week in the wild.

I guess it's a good thing I dont live in Pakistan, I would be out there spredding paper towels on the ground and putting out bowls of calcium dust! :main_laugh: :main_rolleyes:

 

[thekooliest]

Still haven't convinced me that moss is 100% safe. Lol.
I am glad it ame out 100% safe.
Did you ever take the pictures you said you were going to take?

 

[nats]

Still haven't convinced me that moss is 100% safe. Lol.
I am glad it ame out 100% safe.
Did you ever take the pictures you said you were going to take?

Sam, LOL!! I took a bunch of pics the other day, and not one turned out! :main_angry:
I was trying to shoot through glass, and apparently this freaks out the "auto-focus" on my camera :main_no:

Yeah, the water pillows wraped in washcloth trick works really well :main_yes:
It stays moist a long time too.

I think most people use moss with never any problems, but there are always exceptions. I thought that since the strands of moss where so long, my leos would not be able to swallow it, WRONG!!!

 

[thekooliest]

Sam, LOL!! I took a bunch of pics the other day, and not one turned out! :main_angry:
I was trying to shoot through glass, and apparently this freaks out the "auto-focus" on my camera :main_no:

Yeah, the water pillows wraped in washcloth trick works really well :main_yes:
It stays moist a long time too.

I think most people use moss with never any problems, but there are always exceptions. I thought that since the strands of moss where so long, my leos would not be able to swallow it, WRONG!!!

Yay for your leo, but sucks about your camera xD