Just thought I would share my real world experience with an often sighted remedy for a mild case of impaction...good old fashion apple sauce! My 1.7 year old female bearded dragon, who normally poops daily, went through a dry spell for the last week. Growing concerned I started giving twice daily warm baths, and made sure she spent some time basking. Finally, today, I resorted to some apple sauce followed by a warm bath and BAM, she pooped!
I attribute the problem to a few days of late feedings playing havoc with her normally extremely reliable GI tract. Though, I will be watching closely for the next week or so to see if its a more serious problem.
Anyways, just posting a positive result using apple sauce (actually organic apple baby food). Note, that serious cases of impaction should be treated by a vet...but if your dragons get a little plugged up, perhaps give some apple sauce a try!
I attribute the problem to a few days of late feedings playing havoc with her normally extremely reliable GI tract. Though, I will be watching closely for the next week or so to see if its a more serious problem.
Anyways, just posting a positive result using apple sauce (actually organic apple baby food). Note, that serious cases of impaction should be treated by a vet...but if your dragons get a little plugged up, perhaps give some apple sauce a try!
