On Tuesday I would have had Lana for 2weeks I believe.
On Monday of this week she ate close to 30 mealies that have been gutloaded with Oatmeal, Carrots and Potatoes, that one week after I received her. On Tuesday she had around 7, Weds 4 and Thurs 4. I was getting nervous because I didn't see any droppings anywhere! So today I woke up to see that Lana FINALLY used the bathroom while in her new tank! But there's a problem it runny!!! Not the firm little rod that she's suppose to be pooping, of course I'm worried.. When I first open the box I saw little poop rods in her deli dish that were normal but were kind of soft but I think it was due to the fact that there was a lot of humidity in the deli cup from the damp paper towel and the heat pack.
Here's a Picture! All those Mealies and that's all she dropped
Tank Details.. As of right now
- 10 gallon tank.
- Paper Towel Substrate, which I changed completely and plan to change on a weekly basis. Now that I know where shes going to use the bathroom I left a little square piece of paper towel in that corner.
- 3hides.
- Water Dish
- Mealie Dish, with mealies dusted in Rephasy Calcium Plus.
- Cool Side: 70F.
- Warm Side: 90F. The past 2-days her temps have been dropping all the way down to 84-86F due to the fact that my building wasn't giving heat at night and it was pretty cold! But last night into today it was able to maintain 90F.
Note: I have a digital thermometer, rhethostat and ZooMed Undertank heater. I'm trying to follow the book the best I can!
Anyway why would her poop be runny?
- The problems with the temps on the warm side?
- The possible change in supplements?
- Could the mealworms have given her something?
- Is she still stressed?
- Can the Oatmeal in the gutload have just a LITTLE too much fiber?
And what can I do?
On Monday of this week she ate close to 30 mealies that have been gutloaded with Oatmeal, Carrots and Potatoes, that one week after I received her. On Tuesday she had around 7, Weds 4 and Thurs 4. I was getting nervous because I didn't see any droppings anywhere! So today I woke up to see that Lana FINALLY used the bathroom while in her new tank! But there's a problem it runny!!! Not the firm little rod that she's suppose to be pooping, of course I'm worried.. When I first open the box I saw little poop rods in her deli dish that were normal but were kind of soft but I think it was due to the fact that there was a lot of humidity in the deli cup from the damp paper towel and the heat pack.
Here's a Picture! All those Mealies and that's all she dropped
Tank Details.. As of right now
- 10 gallon tank.
- Paper Towel Substrate, which I changed completely and plan to change on a weekly basis. Now that I know where shes going to use the bathroom I left a little square piece of paper towel in that corner.
- 3hides.
- Water Dish
- Mealie Dish, with mealies dusted in Rephasy Calcium Plus.
- Cool Side: 70F.
- Warm Side: 90F. The past 2-days her temps have been dropping all the way down to 84-86F due to the fact that my building wasn't giving heat at night and it was pretty cold! But last night into today it was able to maintain 90F.
Note: I have a digital thermometer, rhethostat and ZooMed Undertank heater. I'm trying to follow the book the best I can!
Anyway why would her poop be runny?
- The problems with the temps on the warm side?
- The possible change in supplements?
- Could the mealworms have given her something?
- Is she still stressed?
- Can the Oatmeal in the gutload have just a LITTLE too much fiber?
And what can I do?
