Opal ate moss

[Leefrogs]

Opal ate some moss this morn. I saw her struggling and when I saw it was moss I went to wash my hands. Stupid, actually, I should've skipped that, as it waisted time. When I got back and had to chase her down, down went the moss.

It was allot, I'll start warm water baths tonight.

Should I feed her to help push it through?
Should I feed her wax worms, which gives her the runs?


Thanks every1

[DonLisk]

Gingerlee, sometimes they just pass it normally. If you can get her to pass it quickly before it knots up it may just come right out.

[Leefrogs]

ya, i hope. Thanks. I'm just being proactive beacsuse it was allot (6 strands?) and he's still real small, maybe 2 inches. My others will hold still if I need to get moss out. He (opal)was jumpy, and I think the jumpy, helped it go down. He's on his pooping mushroom. So I hope for poo today and the next few days.

[Grrrit]

I hope he makes soon. It doesn't sound fun

[DonLisk]

I removed all the sphagnum from my Whites viv since they are to crazy and I wasn't going to have to pull a 6 inch piece out the hard way again.

Twisted in a knot so I had to remove by twisting the piece left and right until it let go. Poor little guy, it was more than double his length. It also took me a full day of multiple attempts to get it out. Not fun.

[Leefrogs]

Don, I have the same thing happen to my dogs, dingle berries from my 3 ft long hair!!!!!

Im glad I don't have that NZ sphagaham, that stuff is huge. This is bad enough though. Been waiting for spring so I can plant some Spanish moss in there.

[Leefrogs]

Well, Opal passed the moss. I heard a funny croak, and he got out of the water and there was a big mossy poop. It was all moss, and poo shaped.
I fed him 4 waxies, and doubled up the honey, to two drops per ounce. I figured too much sugar gives everyone runs, so I think that and the fatty worms helped. Warm water being the main thing though. This was a bigger than average poo. I'm so glad it's out. This is my favorite whites.

[Grrrit]

I'm so happy to hear it! I was worried about the little guy

[DonLisk]

Good deal and glad to hear. We'll have to keep that in mind for the next oh no episode here.