Runny, smelly poop

[stephanie.xx]

so I purchased my beardie from the pet store about a month ago, she about 18-20 inches long and I’ve been doing research about healthy poop & her poop looks far from healthy, so much liquid comes out and it’s very runny, not very smooshed together & it smells terrible. I feed her a diet of collard greens and turnip greens, with occasional bell peppers and squash & I feed her live feed every other day.

What could be causing this & How can I try to make her more comfortable till she sees a vet...

 

[mamaof2dragons]

sounds like she needs to be checked for parasites. what are your temps running at? what kind of lights are you using?

 

[stephanie.xx]

Her basking area, normally sits about 95-100 and the cooler side of the cage is about 80-85.

I’m using a reptisun 10.0 UBV & 75watt heat bulb.

 

[mamaof2dragons]

that sounds ok much like what I have at the moment. you should get a fecal smear done at the vets to check for parasites. that's what my Stryker had and the diarrhea was awful..the vet gave her some meds and she has been parasite free for 2 yrs now.

 

[stephanie.xx]

Okay! Thank you, she in the middle of shedding right now, so she’s really cranky and doesn’t want me to bother her. But when she poops I’ll try to get a good picture just to show you what I’ve been dealing with.

 

[PatsyB]

I agree, stinky runny poop is usually a sign of parasites.