Wednesday, February 3, 2010

What should a bearded dragons droppings look like?

I just bought a new one and he's 3 weeks old... I was wondering what they should be like and how they should look, just so I know if I can tell if he's all healthy.What should a bearded dragons droppings look like?
Their poos are kinda nasty... half green/brown and half white with some form to it. They are incredibly stinky too, and need to be scooped right away before they step in it. There are all kinds of websites dedicated to bearded dragon care.





Our beardie loves to have a bath once a week and usually poos in it. I fill it up with warm water up to her neck and never leave her alone in it. She swims around a bit and after she poos I scoop it with something that looks like a cat litter box scooper, but with smaller holes for sand. I flush the poo down the toilet and drain the bath, quickly rinse it and then fill it up for her again. I always clean the bath with bleach after she uses it and wash my hands after handling her.





As far as diet goes, we lost a very young beardie to a blocked bowel years ago. The dimwits at the pet shop said that we should feed him meal worms. The shells were too hard for him to pass and caused a lethal blockage. We now feed our adult beardie mustard greens and crickets every day and a variety of other fruits and veggies. Just don't feed them and lettuce (the light colored leaves) or citrus ( like oranges.) Good luck and enjoy your new pet! :)What should a bearded dragons droppings look like?
hello


brown with a white top. poop with a white top and firm


roger

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