My BST is probably about a year old, had a few small rats last week, and has been healthy up to this point. Basking point is 88*F, cool side around 79*, humidity at 60%. He's in a Rubbermaid tub (20qt I think, he's outgrown it. I'm buying him an AP within the next month) with paper towel substrate. He defecated a little bit yesterday and it looked/smelled fine.There is a chance it may have been a bit too cool during these past few days, I wasn't monitoring the temps as closely as I usually do.

So, just a few hours ago he took a big dump. It's much more loose than usual. It smelled, too--his feces usually reek, but this is a completely different smell. The best way to describe it is to say that it smells like cat crap. I literally walked into my bedroom and was very angry because I thought my cat had taken a dump under my bed.

I also found the hip bone of a rat in the feces, which is why I'm thinking the heat pad may have cooled off and it's a result of indigestion.

Here are some pics.



(Yes, he does have retained spectacles again, I've been working on them.)

I'll get a fecal sample to the vet as soon as possible to check for parasites.

Any other ideas? Has anybody experienced anything similar to this?