Odd looking feces?
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Elizadolots
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Could be. It might be worth getting a fecal done. Many vets will do that for you without requiring an office visit. Even vets who don't handle exotics will run the test for you.
If the urate hadn't been yellow, I would have thought that it was just overly wet so maybe you fed him some particularly juicy feeders....
If the urate hadn't been yellow, I would have thought that it was just overly wet so maybe you fed him some particularly juicy feeders....
Pilotman800
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Yeah, I would get a fecal done ASAP.
xanthoman
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prep for fecal
sort of odd, definitely a good idea to get a fecal, but before you do you should prep your cage for a clean fecal sample by first cleaning the floor of your cage and any exposed soil or screen areas (like screen over plant soil),of any existing fecal matter. then i would recomend lining the floor of the cage with clean light colored terry cloth, making sure you have clean cut edges and no stray threads, use a few larger stones to hold it down, i dont recomend paper towels they can cause probs. this will help provide a clean receiving area for your fecal that might otherwise be contaminated by other debris in the cage.
also always a good idea, but especially during fecal sample time, is to not leave any excess feeders in the cage. try to collect at least a gram and submit it asap after collecting.
imo, your urates indicate either too little water, or too much cal in relation to the water it gets.(assuming your urates often look like that, and also assuming there is a reasonably accurate color rendition in the pics) jmo
sort of odd, definitely a good idea to get a fecal, but before you do you should prep your cage for a clean fecal sample by first cleaning the floor of your cage and any exposed soil or screen areas (like screen over plant soil),of any existing fecal matter. then i would recomend lining the floor of the cage with clean light colored terry cloth, making sure you have clean cut edges and no stray threads, use a few larger stones to hold it down, i dont recomend paper towels they can cause probs. this will help provide a clean receiving area for your fecal that might otherwise be contaminated by other debris in the cage.
also always a good idea, but especially during fecal sample time, is to not leave any excess feeders in the cage. try to collect at least a gram and submit it asap after collecting.
imo, your urates indicate either too little water, or too much cal in relation to the water it gets.(assuming your urates often look like that, and also assuming there is a reasonably accurate color rendition in the pics) jmo
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Chameleon Loco
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Ok thanks for the info
I made an extra effort to give him water these few days and his urates are back to almost all white n the feces are less solid and not suck to the floor when my next paycheck comes in a few weeks i will get a fecal done
I made an extra effort to give him water these few days and his urates are back to almost all white n the feces are less solid and not suck to the floor when my next paycheck comes in a few weeks i will get a fecal done
