Should I be worried?

For the past 2 nights my guy Little Foot has randomly pooped in his sleep. Now I have been awake for both times. Is this something I should be concerned about? Just really want to be sure on this seeing how he was my first lizard.. Thanks for any help that is provided.

That does sound odd to me. None of my beardies have ever pooped in their sleep. How old and how big is Little Foot? I would try to get him to go during the day, so he's more likely to be empty when he goes to sleep. They usually go if you put them in a slightly warm bath. Depending on how big he is, you can put him in either the sink or a small bin with lukewarm water up to his elbows, and make sure you supervise him.

Hope that helps :)

I've had him for over a year now and I haven't measured him. And he usually poops in the tub anyways, but not the last 2 nights. I've never heard anything like this before!!

Yeah, I've never heard of it before either! Have you changed anything in the past few days (food, temps, weather, etc.)? If nothing's changed, I would watch him for a few days, and maybe get a fecal exam done. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Nothing has changed BUT the weather has been warm, cold and then it'll be warm again. Would that possibly be the case? And he is really active btw

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Originally Posted by johndon710

Nothing has changed BUT the weather has been warm, cold and then it'll be warm again. Would that possibly be the case? And he is really active btw

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Sorry, I missed your post until just now. I've noticed that mine will sometimes behave differently if there's a storm, or if it's cooler than normal outside, so it's possible that the changing weather could be affecting him. I think it has to do more with barometric pressure than temperature, though. Has he pooped in his sleep since those two nights? If he's acting normally, I wouldn't be too worried about him, unless he is continuing to go in his sleep.