constipated beardie

[simonchristie]

my young western beardie hasn't poo'd in a week, he was a poo machine up until now what could be wrong with him?
hes getting his dose of uv and good temps
he doesnt seem to eat much veg/greenry just gutloaded crickets

 

[Dave]

my young western beardie hasn't poo'd in a week, he was a poo machine up until now what could be wrong with him?
hes getting his dose of uv and good temps
he doesnt seem to eat much veg/greenry just gutloaded crickets

Hi,
Does your dragon have sand/calcium sand/walnut shells/bark as a substrate? If he does then thats why he would be, because of impaction. If not he may have either ate a cricket to big for himself.

Dave

 

[Jewly]

Check to see if he's not burying his poop.

 

[Brettix]

Give him a luke warm bath for 10mins,i bet he will poop.

 

[simonchristie]

he has sand substrate but thats all i know other than its clean stuff brought from a reptile shop. ill check if hes started burying poo and give him a bath
thanks!

 

[Rocky]

Bath is the best option, but i don't recommend doing it now, unless you have night heating, as he may get very cold through the night. good luck!

 

[simonchristie]

Just out of curiousity what does the bath do?

 

[Chris1]

if its a reptile sand theyre well known to cause impactions. the best sand to use is washed sifted playsand from bunnings. ($5 for 20kgs)

the way baths work is teh dragon absorbs a bit of water thru its vent which helps stimulate things.
if hes stiill not going after that, a trick always works is give him as much watered down juice as he'll drink, a night on a heat pack (warm tummy) and a bath deep enough to swim in in the morning
seems to create alot of gas an the excess fluids will help teh poo come out,..as will the exercise,...

 

[largeheaded1]

get rid of the sand mate thats your problem!

and yes warm bath, loosens them up, gets some water into them and i even would massage there lil tummies a bit

 

[channi]

You can also give apple baby food, it acts as a laxitive and try gently massaging the right side of the stomach.

 

[TheBoga]

My beardie has gone a week and a half before before a poop, then other times he poop's everyday.
Bunnings play sand is OK, comes out the same as it goes in, like corn.:lol:

Apple's worked for me too.

 

[wickster]

my 5 month old beardy loves to have a warm bath every sunday when im not at work. he swims all around, and just goes crazy for 3-5 mins. even swims under the water going crazy and diving and twisting....then she poos.

 

[simonchristie]

Any ideas on how to get him to eat the apple. He doesn't seem interested...

 

[Chris1]

as in the apple baby food?

plastic syringe from the chemist, put a drop on his lips, press ur fingernail between his lips so he tastes it, and he'll start licking,..just keep adding more.

 

[simonchristie]

Will five it a go. We put some on his lips and he licked it off but prob not enough. Also when I put him in the warm bath how long can they stay underwater for. He swims for a while and then sinks to the bottom!

 

[Chris1]

Dunno how long they can stay under,..never been game to test it!

just bath him for 10-15 mins at a time and if he sinks pull him up.

 

[TheBoga]

Beardy baths.:lol: I'd love to try that with my beardy.

My beardy gets agro when I spray him with warm water.

 

[Sturdy]

is impactaion when the animal will injest sand by accident when eating?

 

[Chris1]

beardy baths

my beardies love a bath,...

 

[Chris1]

is impactaion when the animal will injest sand by accident when eating?

impaction is constipation, can happen from alot of things but eating substrate is one of the most common.