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im taking all my reptiles to the vet on the 18 and my bearded dragon is on sand and i was wondering is it okay if i collected his fecal and it has sand on it then take it to the vet?

And also my snakes i want to take the stuff that is white with something else with it?

The sand will not effect the test so don't wory about that. The "white stuff" is the urates (waste products excreted by the kidneys), you will need to get fecal material from the snakes (usually darker in color than the urates, depending on what they ate most recently).
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Stacey

You mean the stuff that looks like dog poop? And if he doesnt by then is there any way to get it out of him will warm water work with that?

Yes, that is the stuff and yes sometimes warm water soaks help "get things moving" so to speak. When did your snake last eat?
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Stacey

Jan. 16 and it was a rabbit

i also noticed he spills out water in his cage but there is not urites or anything sometimes, but it has a stink to it

Wow, must be a big boy! The "water" is just the excess fluids being passed through. It sounds like he is well hydrated. You should have a fecal sample sometime soon. If it doesn't happen in time for your visit you can always get him his check up and bring the fecal in separately later.
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Stacey

alright thanks alot and yeah he is 8 foot and thanks i was worried about that fluid and he is i make sure he has water everyday and he gets in my tube every 2 days if there is anything else you would like to say go ahead and post it or e-mail me at thomas1345@netzero.com and check out the sitee http://www.freewebs.com/zhor and soon to be www.alien-reptiles.com hopefully soon

Thanx

Lee