mucous in feces

dpjm · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject: mucous in feces

Hi everyone. I noticed that Ripper had a bit of a mucous-like substance in his feces. What does this mean?

tegulevi · Respected Member Joined: Mar 10, 2005 Posts: 489

whats it taste like?

lol males tend to release sperm plugs in the feces. this is probably what you see

Nero557 · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject:

if its salty then levi is right, if not... well then i'd say i don't know...
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dpjm · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:49 am Post subject:

Alright that is good to know. I hadn't even thought of tasting it. Thanks for the help.

JenDVM · Member Joined: Feb 23, 2007 Posts: 20

Generally speaking, if the mucous is clear or slightly cloudy and not accompanied by diarrhea or blood there's nothing to worry about. Urates are many times partially liquid also.

A healthy reptiles GI tract tends to produce quite a bit of mucous to keep things "moving" smoothly (considering their diet, they need it)

I would worry more about reptiles with decreased mucous production and dry feces, chronic dehydration is the most common problem in captive reptiles and leads to early kidney failure and several other problems.

RehabRalphy · Banned Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 403 Location: Missouri

NOOOO dont taste it! Seriously dont.