Possible vomit in the cage

[wendy5391]

Hello all, I was cleaning up the dead crickets in the cage of my savy when I noticed a few clumps of what I thought was possible fecal matter.
Well it wasnt I dont think, It was hair and looked like some small bone im not real sure but definately mouse hair and some maybe partial digested crickets. What causes reguritation and what can I do about it...

Also how do I ad a photo to my posts?

[Shaun J]

temp problems?....

[hhw]

If it is regurge, the first thing that comes to mind is dehydration. Check your humidity.
Second is temperature; make sure your sav has access to a hotspot of 110-130F, but have the cool end down to room temperature or even a little lower.
Thirdly, if your humidity & temps are dead on, perhaps it'd be worthwhile to see a vet to have your sav treated for parasites. No matter what whoever sold you it told you, your Sav is not captive bred. Only a handful of people in the world have bred savs. The vast majority are wild caught or farm hatched. This is just a guess, but I'd say perhaps maybe only one in a million savs are captive bred.

[led4urhead]

Good luck with the regurge. Check this topic out for information on how to post a pic.

[Adam_Wysocki]

Doesn't sound like vomit to me .... Partially digested hair and bone in it? Vomited food items usually aren't that well digested, more like slimy blobs of the original food item. Also, vomit STINKS .... really bad ... there is no mistaking the smell.

I don't work with monitors or any lizard for that matter, but I have seen some reptile vomit in my day and your description doesn't seem to match.

Hope this helps ... sounds like maybe a trip to the vet is in order one way or the other.

-adam

[CTReptileRescue]

I would suggest a vet trip (let us know if you need help finding a qualified vet in your area, we're here to help).
If it had bone product in it, it could easily be stool, but it would be best to bring him to the vet. He would definatly need a good worming.
I also second what hhw said about the captive bred issue. Either way let us know how he is doing
Rusty

[wendy5391]

[CTReptileRescue]

[elevatethis]

It is not unusual for undigested cricket parts to be in the feces of the lizards who eat them. I've seen almost whole cricket shells in monitor, bearded dragon, and leopard gecko feces. I think sometimes there is just so much shell that it passes through them relatively untouched, that same way you might notice (get ready - gross) corn coming out of your own cornhole, lol.....

[Shelby]

I work at a zoo that has monitors, and I sometimes see clumps of rodent hair with their 'piles' I always assumed they just didn't completely digest the hair.