Hey folks. Don't know if any of you saw my Pixie Sebastian as a give away in the for sale section of this site. Anyway, long story short I'm going on an LDS mission and won't be able to care for him for at least two years, and I needed a new home for him. Eventually my brother said he'd care for him, so I had to close that particular thread as a result. My brother is more of an aquarium guy, thus the time he needed to "think it over." He came to his senses and fully realized how awesome the reptiphibian hobby is, and is excited to be a pixie owner in particular. I'm going to give him all my "wisdom" in the time that I have before I leave, but my "wisdom" ain't much as this is my first pixie. I've done a TON of research (mostly this site!) and have also studied him very closely for the short half a year that I have owned him. But there is one thing which still bothers me, and I'd really like to figure it out by the time I hand him over to my brother.

First, what exactly are their deposits, their droppings, their dungs, etc. supposed to LOOK like? Sebastian's are massive, dark, and coated in some kind of casing. They're very long, anywhere from an inch to a few that were over two. What really disturbs me is that when he goes in the water sometimes in the process of removing them they completely fall apart and occasionally there will be a dark red color to it. Is this normal? Also, how often do they go? I've fed him many things, but he never seems to pass any of them through his system very fast. It can be a couple of weeks in between number twos. I've given him primarily nightcrawlers, with locusts in the summer, and crickets and super worms when neither of those are to be had. The temp is usually low-mid 80's, and he spends most of his time in the water which is quite warm to the touch. Is that a good situation for digestion, or not? Could it be I'm feeding him too much, or too little?

I'm completely in the dark when it comes to this. Maybe nothing is really wrong, but I'd like to know for sure either way. Thanks for the tips!