Holy Poop, Batman!!

[opheliaeatsbugs]

This was Ophelia's poop this morning!

Thoughts?

She gets a solid 5-10 minute automated mister 3-4x day plus whatever I can also manually mist, 1-2x day.

 

[Remkon]

looks like a good poop to me...

 

[ChamLB]

Remind me not to have breakfast out of the Tweety Bird bowl at your house. Lol
Looks like she isn't hydrating consistently. Is the poop part mucous covered? What has she been fed in the last 48 hrs?

 

[opheliaeatsbugs]

Remind me not to have breakfast out of the Tweety Bird bowl at your house. Lol
Looks like she isn't hydrating consistently. Is the poop part mucous covered? What has she been fed in the last 48 hrs?

LOL, I'm not sure where that bowl came from, it's been around and no one's claimed it so I use it in the yard and with Ophelia's stuff

In the last 48 hours, she has eaten 13 crickets and 2 horned worms.

I have seen her drinking (but honestly I don't know how much she *should* be consuming and how much her tongue pulls in each time). I uploaded a vid so you can see the mister in action. When I'm home (approx. 5 days a week) I let it run 8-10 mins at least 3 x a day and I make sure she is not disturbed.

This is a newish enclosure and it has more foliage so I haven't been able to see the poop as easily. The only other poop I've seen since her move looked a lot like this one. Prior to her move, she was regular (every other day) looked healthy and normal.

So now, I've got 2 poops that look HUGE by comparison, with orange in the urates.

Other than I think she would prefer to be a free range cham, she is as normal as a cham could be. Just finished a shed. Back to her sweet self.

 

[ChamLB]

I asked because sometimes feeding hornworms can give them watery or soft stools. I'm not sure why her urates went orange and then white. You will really have to watch for the next stool to see if she goes back to normal.

 

[opheliaeatsbugs]

I asked because sometimes feeding hornworms can give them watery or soft stools. I'm not sure why her urates went orange and then white. You will really have to watch for the next stool to see if she goes back to normal.

Yes, I will do that! Thanks for replying

 

[opheliaeatsbugs]

@ChamLB this is what she pooped today. Tweety Bird helped me out again hehe
Still too much yellow?

 

[opheliaeatsbugs]

Sorry... forgot the pic

 

[Alexander1]

if your Cham poops everyday, that orange is a sign she might either need more water or it also may mean it's time for a fecal, parasite loads can cause poop to turn orange, but that up to your vet to decide.
If your Cham is pooping 1-2 a week then the orange may just be not bad.

 

[opheliaeatsbugs]

if your Cham poops everyday, that orange is a sign she might either need more water or it also may mean it's time for a fecal, parasite loads can cause poop to turn orange, but that up to your vet to decide.
If your Cham is pooping 1-2 a week then the orange may just be not bad.

I need to get a fecal done, that's for sure. I saw your comment about accumulating parasites from crickets/feeders and that makes sense. Just one more thing I didn't think about but if that could be causing the orange, then I'll get a fecal asap and stop obsessing on the hydration. Thanks!

 

[ChamLB]

That does look better than the other one. Taking a fecal into the vet is good to do periodically.

 

[opheliaeatsbugs]

That does look better than the other one. Taking a fecal into the vet is good to do periodically.

I have a few exotic pet vets to call in the morning.