So my bearded dragon has been running to a corner and running her head throughout the glass/ pacing in the tank. she also had a problem with pooping a week or two ago and to solve this problem I gave her a pumpkin puree mixed with olive oil and mineral oil and that seemed to do the trick, but today when she pooped it had this weird look to it. She has been eating fine as well. The tank is 50 gallons and her basking temp are 110F and the cool side is around 80F.
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Hello, need some help (weird poop)
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Where is the UVB? in tank or top of screen -- what is is diet --- lots of squash - cucumbers? anything that has a lot of water content will cause runny stools along w/ parasites - the oils could be still passing thru the system as well - watch next poop and see what it does - in the meantime your UVB should be properly placed and distanced for the tank / screen
what about the surfing
Lots of causes for glass surfing ---- they would need to be ruled out - one the tank is not big enough- recommended size for a full size dragon 120 gallon -- is it a female or male ? If female has she ever laid eggs? Surface basking temps UVB placement and ambient temps in the tank all can cause glass surfing-- its a guessing game and trying to solve the cause
female, no she has never laid eggs i think ill upgrade the tank
Ok you can start there - if you need websites for tanks please ask I can post some for you-- in the mean time get her out for like 2 hours see what she does after putting her back in - is she glass surfing constantly or only after eating etc?
she stops surfing when I take her out so the tank should be the problem, but still she is always puffed up even when she is sleep. I even massage her stomach and hear a hissing sound( or air escaping) but after that she goes right back to being puffed. she has been puffed up for 2 weeks ever since right after I gave her dubias, after she finished eating I noticed she was that she was taking in air and keeping it in even though she poops so I don't think its impaction
Mine do the samething after eating dubias so I am not sure what that is --- I would get your surface basking temps down to 95-100 -- 110 is pretty hot for a adult dragon -- that temp could also be causing the surfing as well --- but upgrading your tank will make her happy
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That poop is not normal !! According to our vet poo for beardies should be solid.
Yesterday she pooped it is looking less bad as the last one, But the urate was a little firm and it came out first (that's why is separated from the poop). I also removed her from her tank for a little while to stop the surfing while I get a new tank, working on her temps now.
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Ignore the kale info its outdated and a great staple feeder -- mix your greens -- you will find one that the dragon likes better than others - I would lay off any squash your feeding for now it has a lot of water content - try feeding some shredded sweet potato raw -- that should firm the poop up -- limit fruits -- anything that has a high content of water is going to give watery stools -- excess water coming out just means hes hydrated -- if your getting white urate that is chalky or dried out looking hes dehydrated
Yes poop looks good -
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