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Poop issues

LessIsMoreMomma

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This isn't normal is it? It seems like nothing was digested at all. Very dry. Normally it's that soft serve green with white piece, damp or with a puddle if I just fed her a horn worm the day before.
She's 3-1/2 months old. She eats crickets, super worms, the occasional meal worms. She doesn't like black solider fly larvae despite me wasting money yet again on another shipment she has horn worms too. She had two about 2 or 3 times a week for a couple weeks while I had them. She loved those things. She likes discoid roaches (I'm in Florida) but I can't afford them. She mainly only wants crickets really but today isn't eating after her bath.
She gets a soak/bath once a week. I try to hold her a couple times a week. Her basking temps range from 90 to 105' depending on where she wants to sit because I've given her different levels and distances from it. She has 24" t5 reptisun. 12 hours on, 12 hours off on lights.
I've noticed the last two days she was sleeping in morning which hasn't been her norm. She usually attacks her crickets in the morning but today after her soak she just ignored all of them. She gets salad (and occasional fruit) but I rarely notice she ate a bit if anything at all.
So what's the deal with this poop....
 

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LessIsMoreMomma

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And she just finished a full shed. Actually, when the last of her tail fell of her arms and legs and head turned white again...
 

Sadie

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And she just finished a full shed. Actually, when the last of her tail fell of her arms and legs and head turned white again...
She's going into shed- how are you getting the basking temps? No stick ons you MUST havedigital probe thermometer--they are the most accurate- undigested bugs is a sign of incorrect basking temps for a 3 1/2 month should be 105-110-- where is the T 5 top of screen or inside the tank?
 

LessIsMoreMomma

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She's going into shed- how are you getting the basking temps? No stick ons you MUST havedigital probe thermometer--they are the most accurate- undigested bugs is a sign of incorrect basking temps for a 3 1/2 month should be 105-110-- where is the T 5 top of screen or inside the tank?

She popped a couple hours later. She also ate her crickets. So looking more at this and the size, I believe this is regurgitated.
Yes, I use digital probe on top of the spots to check. The T5 has screen cut out under it so there is nothing in its way.
 

Sadie

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She popped a couple hours later. She also ate her crickets. So looking more at this and the size, I believe this is regurgitated.
Yes, I use digital probe on top of the spots to check. The T5 has screen cut out under it so there is nothing in its way.
Ok it is undigested food -- if she has regurgitated them do you know if she ate them really fast? That would cause this as well we see alot of this w/ BSFL because they are so small they eat them in a hurry w/ them coming out not fully digested- please make sure the UVB is directly above the basking decor and 12-15 inches -- your basking bulb is a CLEAR bright basking bulb NO colored NO daytime bulbs please - No heat emitters for basking bulbs -- if the size is too big it is possible she would regurgitate them --- size for the bugs should be NO bigger than the space between the eyes length wise --- its better she throw them up than getting stuck on the other end
 

madelinew

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This isn't normal is it? It seems like nothing was digested at all. Very dry. Normally it's that soft serve green with white piece, damp or with a puddle if I just fed her a horn worm the day before.
She's 3-1/2 months old. She eats crickets, super worms, the occasional meal worms. She doesn't like black solider fly larvae despite me wasting money yet again on another shipment she has horn worms too. She had two about 2 or 3 times a week for a couple weeks while I had them. She loved those things. She likes discoid roaches (I'm in Florida) but I can't afford them. She mainly only wants crickets really but today isn't eating after her bath.
She gets a soak/bath once a week. I try to hold her a couple times a week. Her basking temps range from 90 to 105' depending on where she wants to sit because I've given her different levels and distances from it. She has 24" t5 reptisun. 12 hours on, 12 hours off on lights.
I've noticed the last two days she was sleeping in morning which hasn't been her norm. She usually attacks her crickets in the morning but today after her soak she just ignored all of them. She gets salad (and occasional fruit) but I rarely notice she ate a bit if anything at all.
So what's the deal with this poop....
Hope she is doing better! Her coloring is so so pretty. I saw your post about the baby bearded dragon your father got your son and I love how you want to learn about what you can do better. Also I’d say feed her less meal worms as they’re difficult to digest because of their exoskeleton, the super worms aren’t great for young beardies because they can cause gut impaction and aren’t great as staple feeders. If your staple feeders are crickets since discoid roaches are pricey and dubia roaches are oddly illegal in Florida, I suggest gut loading your crickets if you aren’t already. Also dusting your crickets with calcium powder once a day can help her calcium intake along with dark greens like collard greens mustard greens dandelion greens etc. I suggest hydration for the crickets cricket water pillows which you can find at petsmart or petco, or just a damp cotton round for them to drink off of. Food wise feed them anything nutritional you would feed your bearded dragon, stay away from grains or pre made cricket diet like the orange cubes you can find from local pet stores as they have very little nutritional value. If she’s having difficult poops it could be a sign of dehydration, you can check for dehydration by her skin being easily wrinkled say if you pinch her skin together and it stays that could be a sign of dehydration or when she opens her mouth if you’re about to see strings of saliva that also could be a sign. You can help her get hydration besides just soakings by dropping water on her nose and letting it collect sometimes they will lick it off and want to drink from the water source. elle’s reptiles on youtube has a lot of good information on bearded dragons diet and health! :)
 

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