The mysterious strange poop. URGENT

RachLovesNorbert

RachLovesNorbert

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Hello everyone! My name is Rachel, I'm semi-new, but this is my first post. This question is about my Leo, Norbert. :) I have had him/her since November, and just recently the poop has started to look... Weird. I'm really worried because I don't have vet money. The white part is an orangish/yellowish color, and there is a strange string sheped thing attached. Please help!!!!!!!! photo-3.JPG
 
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acpart

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It's within the normal range of poop, in my experience. I'm sure there are parallels in human poop, but I don't want to get that graphic.

Aliza
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Welcome aboard, Rachel!

Urates really should be pure white.

Please share what you feed your leo and what supplements you use.

Have you a water dish in the viv all the time?
 
RachLovesNorbert

RachLovesNorbert

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Elizabeth Freer said:
Welcome aboard, Rachel!

Urates really should be pure white.

Please share what you feed your leo and what supplements you use.

Have you a water dish in the viv all the time?
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I feed my Leo mealworms (I just successfully raised my own colony!! I'm so excited!!), crickets and occasionally waxworms for holidays. I use Repashy Super foodsleopard gecko calcium with D3. I also make my own calcium powder out of boiled, baked, and ground eggshells.
I know I should have a pure calcium (which is why I make my own) and a multivitamin powder. My birthday is coming up soon! (I'll finally be a teenager!!!!), so my mom said that the multivitamin powder would be a great gift. ;)
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Yay, you'll be a teenager soon!

Is your Repashy supplement just calcium + D3? Can you link it? If so, I recommend buying Zoo Med's Reptivite multivitamin without D3 for the multivitamin.

About how old is Norbert? How about sharing a photo?
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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RachLovesNorbert

RachLovesNorbert

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Ok! I think it might be. So I need to feed pure calcium and the multivitamin ? I made Norbert a bunch of hats! :) The easter bunny one is my favorite. :)
I've tried to sex him, but it is a little difficult because I can't see a v shape, but I see a bulge. If I can take a picture I will try to post it. Norbert doesn't like me holding him out so I can see his underside. ;)

Do you think the supplements are why his poop is strange? He hasn't went for about 2 or 3 days. How do I make him go? I fed him a lot of crickets and mealworms for easter, will that help?
 
RachLovesNorbert

RachLovesNorbert

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New update!! He pooped!!!! I gave a warm bath and let him run around in the grass yesterday. I read that a few drops of olive oil around their mouths can help loosen up the digestive system. I tried that. So I don't know what helped, but he pooped!

The poop is still orangish/yellowish. The brown part looks very mushy and not firm. There is also a yellow stain around my paper towel where I potty trained him, so the poop seems to be runny. photo.JPG
 
RachLovesNorbert

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Norbert is eating a LOT! He isn't losing weight, I don't think. I will give him a health check ( I don't won a gram scale yet ) and get back to you with the results.

Just did the health check. everything seems normal. Length-4.5 in. Tail width -3.5 cm.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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RachLovesNorbert said:
Ok! I think it might be. So I need to feed pure calcium and the multivitamin ? I made Norbert a bunch of hats! :) The easter bunny one is my favorite. :)
I've tried to sex him, but it is a little difficult because I can't see a v shape, but I see a bulge. If I can take a picture I will try to post it. Norbert doesn't like me holding him out so I can see his underside. ;)

Do you think the supplements are why his poop is strange? He hasn't went for about 2 or 3 days. How do I make him go? I fed him a lot of crickets and mealworms for easter, will that help?
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RachLovesNorbert said:
New update!! He pooped!!!! I gave a warm bath and let him run around in the grass yesterday. I read that a few drops of olive oil around their mouths can help loosen up the digestive system. I tried that. So I don't know what helped, but he pooped!

The poop is still orangish/yellowish. The brown part looks very mushy and not firm. There is also a yellow stain around my paper towel where I potty trained him, so the poop seems to be runny. View attachment 41433
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T-Rex Leopard Gecko Dust ICB ingredients include vitamin D and vitamin A acetate, but not how much. :( A "Vitamin Premix" is also listed. The front says: Repashy's Superfoods Leopard Gecko Calcium Plus.

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A leo produces feces, urates, and urine. The yellow stain on the paper towel is urine. Excessive supplements MIGHT be why his urates are yellow/orange.

The urates should be pure white.

Instead of dusting with your T-Rex Leopard Gecko Dust at every feeding, try dusting Norbert's prey with the T-Rex vitamins just 1x per week. See if the urates are white. If that works, then get NOW plain calcium carbonate from a health foods store. Lightly dust with NOW 1x per week as well.

/\ It's really important to try that! Too many vitamins could damage Norbert's kidneys and liver.
 
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RachLovesNorbert

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I never knew that too many vitamins could do damage!!!! I feed Norbert every other day, so tomorrow I will not dust his food. He pooped again last night, but not on his paper towel where I trained him go... Not usual. The poop looks mushy, but there isn't that much yellow and orange in it. I hope this works!!!! Thank you SO much for your help!!!!!!!!!! :)
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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RachLovesNorbert said:
I never knew that too many vitamins could do damage!!!! I feed Norbert every other day, so tomorrow I will not dust his food. He pooped again last night, but not on his paper towel where I trained him go... Not usual. The poop looks mushy, but there isn't that much yellow and orange in it. I hope this works!!!! Thank you SO much for your help!!!!!!!!!! :)
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You're welcome. :)
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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RachLovesNorbert said:
The poop started before the olive oil, but do you think it would come out mushy? Elizabeth Freer mentioned that the multivitamin supplement I use might be the cause.
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Too frequent or too heavy dusting with a multivitamin could cause yellow/orange urates, but probably not mushy feces.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Rachel ~

Please re-read post 12 on this thread. From your posts on other threads it does not seem like you understood what I recommended.

Thanks
 
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Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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RachLovesNorbert said:
Yes, that makes more sense now. Thank you so much! Today is Norbert's feeding day, so I will not dust his food, correct?
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That's correct. DON'T dust Norbert's food today. Norbert is on a "poop watch". I want to see whether multivitamins are responsible for his/her yellow/orange urates.

This week only dust with the multivitamins 1 time. Then report back how the urates are. :)
 
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PoppyDear

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RachLovesNorbert said:
Yes, that makes more sense now. Thank you so much! Today is Norbert's feeding day, so I will not dust his food, correct?
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It sounds like the other members have got you covered! If the mushy poops don't persist, I wouldn't worry too much, my geckos have the occational mushy poop (Though it is not liquid). Now you just have to make sure the urates go back to normal! Best of luck!
 
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