Brownish/Red Poop

[katie_fleming]

Hey guys,

Just got home from work and had a nice long cuddle with Jasper

Anyway I noticed something strange. His poop is a different colour. It's brown with a reddish tinge to it. I'm wondering if it's from the pumpkin he ate yesterday? (Will have to do another post about that, cutest thing ever). He also has had a bunch of pumpkin seeds with cayenne pepper. Would that cause it? He also ate a lot of his carrots today.

I just took a picture of the newspaper. They're fresh so hard to compare to the dried ones but at least you can see the colour:

Thanks for looking.

 

[MonicaMc]

Red or orange colored foods (both pellets as well as fresh foods) can result in a color change in droppings.

 

[Anansi]

Absolutely! You should've seen Maya and Jolly's droppings when I gave them a treat meal with cherries, raspberries, pomegranates and African horned melon! The paper beneath the grill looked like something out of the Walking Dead, afterword. Lol!

 

[littleredhen77]

Ziggy ate some beets and it turned his poop dark red O.O i almost had a heart attack when i saw it! i thought my bird was dying!

 

[katie_fleming]

Hahah ok thanks guys! I've always read to check their poop each day for any sudden change. This was a sudden change LOL. Glad it's just food related. (Btw colour is back to normal as of late last night)

I have to laugh sharing pictures of his poop with everyone. Don't tell Jasper!!

 

[Captsteve]

Poop is a favorite subject on this forum. The only place I have seen people more fascinated with it is on an RV forum!!