Loose stool

[stalincat]

Hey there,

the last couple of poos my girl Ripley had were quite liquid. It's not quite diarrhea, but it's not her normal poo. I've been giving her silkworms recently. Can it be because of them?
Apart from that she seems to be her usual antisocial self, no sign of distress.

 

[ataraxia]

A change in feeders can cause this. ALso feeders like horns and silks tend to produce softer stools.

 

[daktari]

Can you be more specific? Which part is more liquid - the white urates, the brown fecal, both? Any change in color or smell? If it's only the white urates that are runny-ish, then yeah, it's likely from the silks because they do a great job of mega hydrating. She's just ridding herself of extra water she doesn't need, reflected in the urates. That's assuming there aren't any other problems as you said.

 

[stalincat]

Can you be more specific? Which part is more liquid - the white urates, the brown fecal, both? Any change in color or smell? If it's only the white urates that are runny-ish, then yeah, it's likely from the silks because they do a great job of mega hydrating. She's just ridding herself of extra water she doesn't need, reflected in the urates. That's assuming there aren't any other problems as you said.

The urate seems to be fine, maybe a wee bit more watery. Until yesterday she had solid poops, now the fecal part is kinda squidgy. Same color, no new smells in the vivarium. Maybe its juts watery urates melting her poops?

She seems ok though, good appetite, active, no changes in colors or behavior.

 

[deadhd5]

Same with my chams when I feed them silks. Sounds pretty normal to me