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    Very loose/runny stool

    Ok so I have three girls in my collection that for the last couple months have been consistently having very runny/watery kind of foul stool. Two more are loose but not like the others. Everyone else in the rack is perfect.

    I gave it a little time because I thought maybe it was the feeders or a little bit of an inconsistencie in feeding schedule or even the temps (in winter my house always is a little cooler it's an old house with single pane windows). They're hot spot is 89-90 and the ambient temp in the room is 75. The tubs have 20% ventilation so I'm not 100% sure the ambient temp in the tubs but it has to be slightly warmer then the house temps outside the rack. It's probably pretty consistently between 75/80 degrees. I also doubt it's the feeders because the entire collection is on the same food source from the same supplier.

    Anyways I had fecal exams done on all three girls and came back negative for parasites or worms. I'm waiting for vet to get back to me so I know exactly what was tested for. My question is is there anything I can do to fix this? I guess I don't mind the mess but just want to keep them healthy as possible.

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    I would ask the vet about having a fecal culture run. Just in case they picked up a bacteria from somewhere. A general fecal test won't tell you any answers on that.

    While reptiles are known to carry some strains of salmonella, sometimes they can pick up a different strain or different species of bacteria. Some individuals can be more susceptible than others.

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