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Sometimes you think you've seen it all..and then your beardie shows you how wrong you are.
So about an hour ago, my beardie pooped. And when she goes, its always got some liquid that comes out with it, but its always clear like water. Today, however, it was not. It was actually red. Her poop, however, was not. Only the liquid that came out with it. It looks eerily like there could be blood in it. She had bell peppers in her salad two weeks ago, some carrot last week, but nothing even remotely red colored this week. So I'm thinking its not food related. I did also notice a spot of mucusy looking substance while i was cleaning it up. This was her first bowel movement in about 3 days. She normally goes daily.
She usually will go into her hide about 30 minutes before lights out, and come out the next morning when the lights come on. But beginning about a week ago, all the sudden she's not coming out on her own in the morning. She's awake, head up and looking around, but inside her hide. Not coming out to bask or eat. If I manually move her under her basking light, she will stay there and eat her salad and any super worms i give her and poop and act normal. But still not come out on her own the next morning.
My first thought is parasites, although I did treat her for pinworms with panacur in March. Obviously getting her stool tested is in order, ill watch her closely and if this happens again, a vet trip asap.
Just wondering if anyone has seen this, has any input, or has reason to believe I should take immediate action rather than giving her a minute to work it out on her own. Or maybe this is normal and I'm worried for no reason which definitely happens often.
As a side note, she is a female, and did have infertile eggs last August. So the potential is always there that she could be gravid. Although I certainly don't recall this happening last time. Ill attach a picture of the weird poop. (Sorry in advance. lol)
Thanks,
-Brooke
So about an hour ago, my beardie pooped. And when she goes, its always got some liquid that comes out with it, but its always clear like water. Today, however, it was not. It was actually red. Her poop, however, was not. Only the liquid that came out with it. It looks eerily like there could be blood in it. She had bell peppers in her salad two weeks ago, some carrot last week, but nothing even remotely red colored this week. So I'm thinking its not food related. I did also notice a spot of mucusy looking substance while i was cleaning it up. This was her first bowel movement in about 3 days. She normally goes daily.
She usually will go into her hide about 30 minutes before lights out, and come out the next morning when the lights come on. But beginning about a week ago, all the sudden she's not coming out on her own in the morning. She's awake, head up and looking around, but inside her hide. Not coming out to bask or eat. If I manually move her under her basking light, she will stay there and eat her salad and any super worms i give her and poop and act normal. But still not come out on her own the next morning.
My first thought is parasites, although I did treat her for pinworms with panacur in March. Obviously getting her stool tested is in order, ill watch her closely and if this happens again, a vet trip asap.
Just wondering if anyone has seen this, has any input, or has reason to believe I should take immediate action rather than giving her a minute to work it out on her own. Or maybe this is normal and I'm worried for no reason which definitely happens often.
As a side note, she is a female, and did have infertile eggs last August. So the potential is always there that she could be gravid. Although I certainly don't recall this happening last time. Ill attach a picture of the weird poop. (Sorry in advance. lol)
Thanks,
-Brooke
