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noob poop question?
Hi my 5 month old bp who I've had for a little over a week has today done her third poo, they look normal as far as I can tell with wee also, is this normal? I have heard weekly, 6 weekly, but 3 times one week?
She missed a feed Wednesday that I put down to stress and new home, I also changed her from aspen to orchid bark when I got her.
but she is settling in nicely,
Ambient temp 24ish, hot side 28-32. Rh 55/60
No other signs, looks great.
All comments greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance!
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Anyone have any insight/comments please?
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noob poop question?
Is it really poo, or is it urates? The urates will be a yellow/white chalky discharge and the poo will typically be brown and, well, poo-looking lol. 3 poops a week seems a bit high. Has she has a vet check to rule out parasites?
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Yep definitely poo lol. No vet check as of yet,
Would it just be the case of taking a stool sample in for them to test?
Thanks
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noob poop question?
Yeah you can usually just do a fecal sample, I personally like to have the vet check out the animal as well. You need to make sure the sample is really fresh lol. I'd be a little concerned if it's watery stool. Mine usually look like mini dog poo. Or sometimes large dog poo haha.
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Yep definitely poo lol. No vet check as of yet,
Would it just be the case of taking a stool sample in for them to test?
Thanks
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It is a bit odd I must admit. Your husbandry seems to be OK. Perhaps this is just a one-time thingy she does, but I wouldn't risk it. At least start with handing in a stool sample. Best of luck to you and your little girl :)
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Thanks everyone, I am lucky enough to live literally a stone's throw away from my vet!
Poo is not runny, last one looked a little gray.
Hopefully she will settle down but if she does another in a day or so I'll take her in ;-)
just to clarify this could be stress of new home? And is definitely not normal.
Thanks
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It definitely could be the stress of a new home. My first ball was very pissy for a while until she chilled out and then she let me knew she was very hungry lol.
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