Let's talk about Tonka's poop

[herpgirl2510]

Tonka my B&W's poop has always been very loose. The only time it is not is when he has mice. My extreme eats the same things but his poop is normal. Tonka is gaining weight and growing fine. I was wondering if there is anything that can firm it up a bit.

 

[reptastic]

I was having the same problem, do you feed fruit/veggies, i noticed mine Dont have the loose stool often inbetween mice since i make t some of there meals mostly fruit with veggies and meat added, maybe once or twice after eggs

 

[herpgirl2510]

He will eat blue berries maybe a bite of papaya. The last two days he has not been eating as much as usual buthe is shedding again. Another thing is I have never smelled anything as awful as his poop. My extreme is not even close.

 

[Vince]

That sounds like my beardie. He's been fighting flagattes and pinworms. Never effected his appetite though, so the vet said just keep an eye on his eating since we seemed to be playing "whack-a-mole" with the medicines.

Have you had a fecal done recently?

 

[reptastic]

What do you feed Perhaps you can try grinding it in with his favorite foods, start with a little bit then increase it, i give mines blueberries, strawberries, mango and papaya, along with collard greens with zuchinni, chayote, yellow and acorn squash, lol you dont have to tell me about stinky poop, i have smelled my share of some horrendous poops

 

[herpgirl2510]

Ihave given 3 days of the organic reptaid. I am not ready to have him go through a vet deworming it can be very harsh however I am going to have a fecal done if thing don't improve.

 

[Piercedcub32]

I would make sure they test for Giardia spp. (Ag Snap Test) which is not normally done with a simple fecal float. Its a good thing to do cause giardia has zoonotic potential. If the fecal is negative, (3 times) and the poop is still loose, I would get a culture to see what is growing in his gut. wow my vet tech days just came flying back to me LOL.

 

[herpgirl2510]

Thanks for the info I am going to do that. Giving him the reptaid sure is a challenge I have tried hiding it in his food but he won't eat the food.