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What does it mean when my colllared has wet stool? Parasites? I think I see like the cricket antenna too.

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It could be parasites very easily...possibly coccidia, as this is one of the symptoms. Could also just be a wet stool from excess water and not enough bulk.

John E.

What do u mean do I have a young son?

And after closer inspection of the stool, it looks as if parts of the cricket was not digested fully. I am pretty sure this is the cricket that I force fed him. He has not been able to get the energy to chase the crickets to eat, but he has been attacking the wax worms. I swear, one morning he's romping about like nothing then he just loses all of his energy and flops and falls asleep.

He's on paper towels right now because of an eye infection. I have a vet appt for Tues, i saved what i could of the wet stool, plus I want to ask about his breathing I think he has a upper respitory infection.
Really hope this vet knows what he is talkign about not like the last 2 vets!

Hi,
I have a similar problem with loss of energy and apitite in my male c. bicinctores. At first he stopped eating grasshoppers and only ate mealworms. Eventually the mealworm eating slowed down, so I force feed. Like you said they are very unenergetic, so today I took him out in a wire cage for a few hours and he has tons of energy. I haven't tried to feed him yet, but he force feeds MUCH easier.

Good luck,
Morgan

Hey, guys

I wouldn't recommend force feeding the lizards. It's pretty rough on them, and probably won't work very well, anyway.

For my anorexic lizards I have created a special, easy-to-digest concoction that includes: canned cat/dog food called "Prescription A/D," a dusting of calcium (or Neocal mixed in), a tiny bit of added vitamins, and a few drops of water to make it a smooth, almost watery paste.

I put the food in a syringe (no needle, of course), and then apply a drop to the lizard's lips. Usually the lizard will lick it off and then continue to eat; if not, then gentle pressure can be applied to the lips (toward the back of the mouth) to get it to open, then squirt a little bit of the paste into the lizard's mouth. They will almost always continue to lick, and I can usually get 1/2 to one whole cc down at one sitting.

I have used this method successfully with sick lizards for years. Some have even gotten fat on this diet. It just has always worked much better for me than trying to force a cricket down an unwilling throat, to be sure. I hope your lizards feel better soon!

élan
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0.3.0 Collareds
1.0.0 Mali Uromastix
2.1.0 Green Anole
1.0.0 Chinese Dwarf Newt
1.1.0 California Newts
1.0.0 White's Treefrog
0.0.1 Green Tree Frog
1.0.0 Fire bellied toad
2.1.0 Felines
1.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Equine

My lizard isn't anorexic tho, he's fat!

I usually open his mouth and put the waxworm head in then he grabs it, chews it up and swallows it.

Hi,
Yes I can imagine force feeding can be tramatic on th lizard, especially trying to open its mouth. My male that is force feed is VERY agressive and if and when you can pick him up he opens his mouth. So I insert a grasshopper half way in his mouth, and then he chomps on it and usually swallows. It is easier to get stuff in his mouth, but there is probably some stress from picking him up, but he has to eat.

Morgan

New tank and rock wall

top view of sick collared, not skinny

view of sick collared sitting up

blurry view of prolapse im massaging back in