How often poop

[Shayne Laymon]

My 2 year old male is a bit malnourished, I've had him 2 weeks and he's pooped once,he is eating every day till he bulks up. How often should he go

 

[Walter1]

If malnourished, he'll poop less as he converts lots of energy to weight gain. Let him eat his fill every time. Should poop every few days or so.

 

[dpjm]

For the most part, if a healthy tegu is eating every day, it should defecate every day. Defecation rates and amounts depend on the amount and types of food fed, on body temperature, amount and type of exercise, and on the calcium levels in the body, as calcium controls smooth muscle contractions that regulate defecation. So if the malnourishment includes hypocalcaemia (low calcium levels in the blood) then you might expect the tegu to defecate less often until that issue is cleared up.

 

[Walter1]

Not if he's growing or replacing lost weight.

 

[Shayne Laymon]

He pooped,big!!!! So that's about once a week

 

[Walter1]

Stuff him like a veal calf!