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We have a beardie with a problem totally wet faeces when she poos. Just black, vile smelling liquid! Could this be due to too many greens?? All temps are ok, thermostatically controlled at the hot end at 31 degrees. Plenty of uv light Crickets every other day, or mealworms, depending on what hubby feeds them. They get two dishes of greens (lettuce) every day. Any ideas anyone??
 
Back the greens off a bit and you will see a difference. A small portion once a day is more than adequate.
 
well, lettuce is said to give them the runs, so get rid of that and use greens like Bok choy/pak choy/chinese brocoli/endive etc, instead.

try and see if a complete change of diet helps, (green beans, butternut pumpkin) for a few days to work out if the greens are the culprit,..
...if not it might be an idea to get a vet to test her poo for parasites and all those nasty poo dwelling things. (i think u can just take the poo and just pay for the test but not pay a consult fee? you'll have to ask,..)
 
Lettuce is not good, little to no nutritional value. Try endive, red mustard greens, bok choy and mine love baby rocket, sweet potatoe(peeled then grated) normal mustard greens and a little amount of carrot every couple of days. As already mentioned hold the greens back for a day or two and you should see and smell the difference
 
I'd blame the lettuce, fed my beardie it a couple of times, came out like rusty water. Follow the peoples advice above me about the veggies.
 
lettuce is fine small serves like wally said just make sure u don't give them iceberg
 
One of the best feeding guides i've found for dragons so far .... i did'nt write this i found it on a web site ....

bearded dragon menu...

there are 5 different categories in which we have devided good and bad foods to feed your dragon.
These categories are... FEED DAILY (safe to feed every day), FEED OCCASIONALLY (safe to feed occasionally), FEED RARELY (as a treet once in a blue moon), QUESTIONABLE (probably good to keep away from these foods, can cause diarrhea), and NEVER FEED ( NEVER FEED!!!).


FEED DAILY:


Crickets
(bearded dragons are mostly insectivorous for the first stage of their life, preferring to eat nothing but live insects. Especially the eastern bearded ,pogona barbata, which remains mostly insectivorous for the term of its life. Even though live food may make up 90% of the diet at first still offer the other foods below in small quantities to start with.
Be sure to dust the crickets with a calcium supplement and "gut load" them by feeding a variety of foods to the crickets just prior to offering them.)

Woodies ( woodland, or speckled feeder cockroach.)

Collard Greens: staple.

Dandelion Greens

Mustard Greens

Silkworm: Contain an enzyme called serrapeptase, this has properties that make calcium absorption more efficient, may only be avaliable seasonably.

Squash, (Acorn, butternut, hubbard, scallop, summer, Spaghetti)

Turnip Greens



FEED OCCASIONALLY:

Apple (peeled)

Apricot

Asparagus

Basil

Beans, Green

Beans, Kidney

Beans, Lima

capsicum

Blackberries

Blueberries

Bok Choy

Cabbage

Carrots

Celery (stalk & leaves)

Cherries

Clover

Cranberries

Cucumber (peeled)

Earthworm

Figs

Grape Leaves

Grapefruit

Grapes

Guava

Hibiscus, Rosella

Leeks

Lemon Grass

Mango

Nectarine

Orange, Mandarin



Papaya

Parsnip

Peach

Pear

Peas, Snap

Pepperment Leaves

Pineapple

Plum

Pumpkin (raw)

Raisins (seedles)

Rosemary


Turnip

Watermelon

Zucchini



FEED RARELY:

Banana: High phosphorus

Beans, Soybeans

Broccoli (raw)

Cauliflower

Chives

Corn, Yellow

Egg (whole, hard boiled)

Kiwi

Lettuce, Red Leaf

Lettuce, Romaine

Mealworm

Olives (canned, pitted)

Parsley

Peas, Green

Pomegranate

Potato, Russet (cooked)

Potato, Sweet (cooked)

Raspberries

Rice (brown, long grain)

Rutabaga

Sprouts, Brussel

Tomato, Red



QUESTIONABLE:

Beef

Bread,

Chicken (cooked)

Eggplant (raw)

Lettuce, Loose Leaf: Poor nutritional value, can cause diarrhea

Lettuce, Iceburg: Poor nutritional value, can cause diarrhea

Mushroom, Portabella (raw): WARNING - some mushrooms can be very toxic to Beardies.

Spinach

Swiss Cheese

Tofu (soft, raw)




NEVER FEED:

Avocado: Highly toxic!

Bran, Wheat: Highly toxic!

Rhubarb: Highly toxic!

bearded dragon menu...

there are 5 different categories in which we have devided good and bad foods to feed your dragon.
These categories are... FEED DAILY (safe to feed every day), FEED OCCASIONALLY (safe to feed occasionally), FEED RARELY (as a treet once in a blue moon), QUESTIONABLE (probably good to keep away from these foods, can cause diarrhea), and NEVER FEED ( NEVER FEED!!!).


FEED DAILY:


Crickets
(bearded dragons are mostly insectivorous for the first stage of their life, preferring to eat nothing but live insects. Especially the eastern bearded ,pogona barbata, which remains mostly insectivorous for the term of its life. Even though live food may make up 90% of the diet at first still offer the other foods below in small quantities to start with.
Be sure to dust the crickets with a calcium supplement and "gut load" them by feeding a variety of foods to the crickets just prior to offering them.)

Woodies ( woodland, or speckled feeder cockroach.)

Collard Greens: staple.

Dandelion Greens

Mustard Greens

Silkworm: Contain an enzyme called serrapeptase, this has properties that make calcium absorption more efficient, may only be avaliable seasonably.

Squash, (Acorn, butternut, hubbard, scallop, summer, Spaghetti)

Turnip Greens



FEED OCCASIONALLY:

Apple (peeled)

Apricot

Asparagus

Basil

Beans, Green

Beans, Kidney

Beans, Lima

capsicum

Blackberries

Blueberries

Bok Choy

Cabbage

Carrots

Celery (stalk & leaves)

Cherries

Clover

Cranberries

Cucumber (peeled)

Earthworm

Figs

Grape Leaves

Grapefruit

Grapes

Guava

Hibiscus, Rosella

Leeks

Lemon Grass

Mango

Nectarine

Orange, Mandarin



Papaya

Parsnip

Peach

Pear

Peas, Snap

Pepperment Leaves

Pineapple

Plum

Pumpkin (raw)

Raisins (seedles)

Rosemary


Turnip

Watermelon

Zucchini



FEED RARELY:

Banana: High phosphorus

Beans, Soybeans

Broccoli (raw)

Cauliflower

Chives

Corn, Yellow

Egg (whole, hard boiled)

Kiwi

Lettuce, Red Leaf

Lettuce, Romaine

Mealworm

Olives (canned, pitted)

Parsley

Peas, Green

Pomegranate

Potato, Russet (cooked)

Potato, Sweet (cooked)

Raspberries

Rice (brown, long grain)

Rutabaga

Sprouts, Brussel

Tomato, Red



QUESTIONABLE:

Beef

Bread,

Chicken (cooked)

Eggplant (raw)

Lettuce, Loose Leaf: Poor nutritional value, can cause diarrhea

Lettuce, Iceburg: Poor nutritional value, can cause diarrhea

Mushroom, Portabella (raw): WARNING - some mushrooms can be very toxic to Beardies.

Spinach

Swiss Cheese

Tofu (soft, raw)




NEVER FEED:

Avocado: Highly toxic!

Bran, Wheat: Highly toxic!

Rhubarb: Highly toxic!
 
To be honest, I've never fed lettuce or bok choy or any of these greens that are constantly recommended by just about everyone.

Every few days I go and pick whatever is flowering in the garden, along with some green leaves like nasturtium, and throw a handful of them in with the beardies. They also get a small feed of woodies most days, or a large feed every couple. Females being conditioned are fed a bit more.

You see some terribly overweight beardies in peoples collections sometimes.
 
I would suggest taking a feacal sample to the vet. Just so you can rule out parasites.

Like chris said most vets will only charge you for just the feacal.
If u haven't changed the diet And have been giving the right foods parasites would be the next thought
 
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