How do I know if my GCC is constipated?

[PipnMe]

Hi all! My GCC, Pip, appears to be having weird poop. He was up at 8:30am and he did a very tiny morning poop that looked like his regular day poops, but as the day has gone by (its 3:15 pm now) his poop has been very small and a watery (I did give him some watermelon which could account for the water), and he isn't going as frequently as he usually does. He doesn't seem to strain when he does his little watery poops though. Otherwise, he is acting perfectly fine, and he has been eating. Is it possible that he's just having a weird day??

Thanks guys!

 

[EllenD]

This is most-likely due to the watermelon, as it is pretty much all water. The watermelon is definitely the reason his droppings are watery. Everything you feed him is going to effect his droppings, and as long as they normalize within 24-48 hours after eating whatever it is that makes his dropping water, runny, a different color, etc., and he's otherwise acting normally, then he's fine.

 

[PipnMe]

Thanks so much @EllenD! I feed Pip some quinoa and beans his poop is looking much better! I'll keep an eye on it!

 

[clark_conure]

yeah clark gets watery poop with watery food or after say drinking orange juice (get the calcium enriched kind)

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