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Poop or Regurge?

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cait7906

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Four weeks ago, we upgraded our young corn from two pinkies per feeding to one fuzzy. He is a great eater and has taken the food with no problems. However, about four days after his last two feedings I have found what appears to be a very large poop in his tank. Sorry to be graphic here, but both have been fresh and the consistency is very soft and definitely poop-like (as is the smell). However, the color is greyish and the size is much larger than his regular poops. We have not had any regurge problems with him in the three months we have owned him, and I was curious if anyone has seen this before in their corns? Are these just larger poops of a different color due to larger food portions and relative stage in the digestion cycle? Or could this be a regurge? I check on him daily and know that both of these deposits (whatever they are) have only appeared four-five days after feeding. His behavior has been entirely normal otherwise. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!
 
A regurge will have a horrible dead smell with it. When you upgrade to fuzzies, they have hair and can change the look of the poop.
 
Sometimes there poop can be shockingly large, and other times not so much. It's usually gray, slimy, and paired with some yellow urates (powery and yellow). I think regurges still look "mouse shaped", where as poop is coiled up and no longer shaped like a mouse lol.

And the smell is horrific.
 
Thanks for your input both of you. You made me feel more relaxed about it. I will just keep an eye on him, but I'm sure everything is fine. Thank you again for the assistance!
 
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