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Today i checked my veiled cage and his poop was almost entirely un digested. The food for the previous day was a batch of wax worms and meal worms and today im pretty sure all of the worms are in completely intact after he pooped them out. What might be the reason for this? is it toocold in his cage? Or something else?

The skins, chitin, legs and shells of many feeders are not very digestible. Were the insects completely whole (still had the soft tissue insides)? If he is crushing the insects well before swallowing them he is getting the benefit of their organs and gutload.

I hope he's getting more variety than mealworms and waxworms. Neither of these are good staple foods, more like treats.

His staple is crickets but i do give him a variey of worms to feast on for some days when i have them. The other day happened to be one of those feasts. And the entire feast came out in one clump (about 15 worms) his poop is fine now tho. I think the heat was too low so i uped the heat and he seems good

ok my experience with this is pure husbandry etc. Yes the temp may be too low...as you already may know their temp helps them digest. Make sure that while you may have a good hot spot, you may still have too cold of a cage..., check your humidity and make sure you mist spray. Contaminants, the other day I tasted these spray bottles I purchased. I sprayed my tongue before I sprayed my cham. It was a horrible taste that certainly would make my animal sick. Keeping the cage as clean as possible is a must as well, if your animal has eating too much of its own poop it may cause serious problems meaning is vet time. I saw this with my bearded dragons, I knew they were infected by something so look into simple ways of treating it before spending too much at the vet. Last, but not least, and this may be the problem, which is simple and easy to fix, is ask your self...how much are you feeding your cham?if you are feeding him lots them he is eating and crapping asap. Wax warms are not always the most digestible treats either. My beardeds lived on for a long time but they would loose weight. They were old when this happen. I imagine that if gone untreated for a very long time, your animal may perished, good luck finding a vet that will not reap you off.

Thanks for the advice. This seemed to a one time only problem. His feces has been completely digested ever since this problem occured which was about a month ago or longer i think but if i spot it again i will make sure to follow your advice.

listen to carlton he seem very savvy and in many more words really I would agree with his statement..that is probably your best answer. put aside my comment but dont forget it.