Hi all,
I feed my pac night crawlers and crickets, with the occasional hornworm or waxworm. I would say his diet consists of 85% night crawlers, 10% crickets, and 5% hornworms and waxworms.
With these percentages and the fact that night crawlers can act as a laxative, his last three or four poos have been very runny.
Is this ok?
Shouldn't he have more of a solid stool? I can see having the squirts every now and then, but is it good to have runny stools all the time? If I continue this diet pattern of mostly night crawlers then I can assume his stool will always be this way, right?
Also, he's pooing about once a week. The last time he went was after I set him in his water bowl and phew! was it a mess! I have started taking him out and soaking him in lukewarm water once a week. Should I increase the number of times I soak per week? I don't want to stress him out. I'm not sure of his age, but he's about 3" SVL.
Ultimately, my question is - is this OK or should I add more crickets into his diet to "stabilize" (for lack of a better word) his stool? I've considered offering him a very small pinkie mouse to see how he does with it.
Other than that everything is great with him. He eats good, croaks at night three or four times a week, and seems overall in good health.
Thanks!