piles of .....

[Neill]

Yep you guessed it piles of poop. My beardie is making some pretty smelly piles. When i first got him they where more shaped now there just kinda a pile. I don't see any ill signs lose of appetite, weight. Is this something i should get checked?

 

[Pepper]

What have you been feeding him?
What are the temps?

 

[Neill]

Salad consists of strawberries, yellow squash, collard greens sometimes carrots. Feeding him crickets in after noon about 15 crickets a day the salad comes in morning hot spot is about 110-115 cool side is about 84.

 

[clear]

Smelly poop is the first sign of worms. Had a fecal done lately? Strawberries and squash both can make the poop very runny also.

Are you feeding all the crickets he will eat 2x a day or just that one feeding of 15?

 

[Alliemac]

My first thought was too many strawberries. I know what it does to my kids when they eat too many.

 

[Neill]

He actually has been eating MORE greens lately, with the strawberries and squash in it. Yes i only feed him once in after noon 15 crickets. About 6pm when i get home from work. Maybe more crickets to harden the stool up?

 

[clear]

Beardies under 1year should be eating 2x a day as many as they can eat in a sitting. They grow rapidly until adulthood.

 

[paintedlizards]

My old roomate bred beardies... she'd go through a box of 1,000 a WEEK with her babies, and thats only her 6-7 hold back dragons out of every clutch .

 

[Neill]

wow sounds like iv been under feeding the poor guy! Guess out to pet store again for more crickets.

 

[clear]

crickets will get very expensive!

 

[Alliemac]

Oh crickets....how I can't stand them. lol

Luckily I have kids and cats to catch the escapee's.

For what it's worth I have found that it's easiest to keep some on hand and feed them in a separate cricket tank. I was going to the pet store daily since I didn't want them in the house but it got to be too much.

 

[herpencounter]

My old roomate bred beardies... she'd go through a box of 1,000 a WEEK with her babies, and thats only her 6-7 hold back dragons out of every clutch .

My first year with bearded dragons I had 60 babies at one point... you do the math. LOL

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

 

[Valley Reptiles]

It wouldnt be a bad idea to get you a roach colony going before he turns into an adult. That's why I sold my beardie group. They eat way too much.

 

[Neill]

here are some pics of him see what ya think hes about 14 inchs and 6-7 months now

 

[clear]

Is he in shed?

 

[Neill]

Yep

 

[Lena]

He looks happy!

As has already been said.. SEND IN A FECAL SAMPLE TO YOUR LOCAL REPTILE VET! I can't urge enough to you how important it is. I found that my girl Fonzie had parasites that had been with her since she was a baby, before I even purchased her. I'm lucky she's alive! She didn't even show any signs of sickness up until she was 10 months old, just horribly stinky poop. Don't let it get to the point that I did. Treatment is simple, panacur or other parasite treatments are really no big deal and fairly inexpensive.

When in doubt, send the poop out! :main_thumbsup: