Weird substance found next to her poo

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Weird substance found next to her poo

Postby Bentayga » Tue May 07, 2019 12:55 pm

Hello, I'm not sure what this is and im 99% sure this is not from her substrate. She's a halamahera and almost a year old, she ate a small mouse about 3 days ago and today I'm feeding her again.

Her poo seems weird? I can't really describe it but I took pictures. It scared me, not sure if this was a parasite or something lmao.. or just her poo had somehow strung as she dragged it out?? Never seen it before, her heat lamp dried everything so it looked like a tiny twig. Never seen this before in her cage so I'm almost certain that's not substrate.
Just wanted to be cautious and figured I'd give this forum a shot. I'm not sure if I should go get her checked out or not, please give me opinions lol I'm just worried ):

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Re: Weird substance found next to her poo

Postby mb606587 » Tue May 07, 2019 9:49 pm

Unless it's a recurring issue I wouldn't be too worried about one abnormal or runny poop. Sometimes these things happen with them. Now if you start noticing this frequently, then seek out a vet. And testing for parasite will always be recommended for Halmaheras and other Indonesian species, which are often wild caught.
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Re: Weird substance found next to her poo

Postby Bentayga » Thu May 09, 2019 4:15 pm

Thanks for the input, she hasn't done it again so that's a relief! I've taken her to the vet a few months ago and was fine, I guess I was just worried haha.

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