Callum1168
New Member
I've just noticed my female nosy be had had a massive poo with white and orange is this normal ?
Orange in poo?
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Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
Chameleon poop should be divided into two parts: the brown waste part, and the white uric part (urine). So the white part should be as completely white as possible, as this indicates a well hydrated animal.
The orange you are seeing is dehydration. It's like us, we should pee clear if we are well hydrated but if we don't get a lot to drink we pee very yellow/orange. The same principle works with them. So see what you can do to make sure they are drinking a lot during the day.
The orange you are seeing is dehydration. It's like us, we should pee clear if we are well hydrated but if we don't get a lot to drink we pee very yellow/orange. The same principle works with them. So see what you can do to make sure they are drinking a lot during the day.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Agree. Your chameleon is likely not getting enough water.
Unless your animal is quite old - Its been my experience that very very old chameleons (likely due to organs not working well anymore) will often, even if well hydrated, have a tiny tip of orange/yellow to one end of the white urate. If your chameleon is on the upper end of a panther female's life expectancy, like over 4 years old (6 for a male), this may be applicable.
Unless your animal is quite old - Its been my experience that very very old chameleons (likely due to organs not working well anymore) will often, even if well hydrated, have a tiny tip of orange/yellow to one end of the white urate. If your chameleon is on the upper end of a panther female's life expectancy, like over 4 years old (6 for a male), this may be applicable.
