TheLastBaron
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Hey all.
I've got a beardie who's just under a year old now, about 18" long. He has been slowing down going into winter here in Oregon, and was eating less (seemed normal). We had to board him with a local herp shop for about 4 days over Christmas, but we provided our own housing/equipment. When we got him back, he had pooped in his cage; it has been now about 16 days since we got him back and in our place; he has not yet pooped, passed a urate or a seminal plug.
I've been giving him a bath and belly rub every day, feeding unsweetened applesauce and olive oil with a dropper, as well as watering him the same way. He's eaten superworms 3 times, about 8-15 good-sized worms at each feeding. He's also eaten kale, grated carrots, some romaine and redleaf lettuce over these two weeks or so (I always dust greens with calcium/vitamin powder). His behavior isn't abnormal, a little slower than usual, but it is winter and he's almost a year.
Setup: double-bulb basking fixture, warm side is about 100*F, basking spot always between 112*F- 120*F, cool side around 76*F to 80*F.
10" Reptisun tube light
Tile substrate and tile pyramid set up allowing him to climb/hide as he sees fit
Warming pad under his sleep spot, raises temps of tile to about 90*F in the evenings while he sleeps.
16(ish) DAYS...NO POOP. AT ALL.
But no strange behavior change, either! Still walking, runs around and chases my cats, no weird leg dragging/paralysis, no outside leg walking to indicate MBD, still snuggles with me and my wife at night when we watch tv, and still eats some things from my hands. No aggression, no lethargy (other than just slowing down a bit in winter).
Any ideas? If he looked like he was freaking out or acting sick, I'd bag him up to the vet. I haven't felt a hard spot during the belly rubs, and he basks regularly. I'd probably be freaking out if it weren't for the fact that he's acting completely normal, minus the pooping. For the first 10 months I had him, he was dooking daily.
If he doesn't move the mail by Thursday, I'll take him to the vet for a check-up.
I've got a beardie who's just under a year old now, about 18" long. He has been slowing down going into winter here in Oregon, and was eating less (seemed normal). We had to board him with a local herp shop for about 4 days over Christmas, but we provided our own housing/equipment. When we got him back, he had pooped in his cage; it has been now about 16 days since we got him back and in our place; he has not yet pooped, passed a urate or a seminal plug.
I've been giving him a bath and belly rub every day, feeding unsweetened applesauce and olive oil with a dropper, as well as watering him the same way. He's eaten superworms 3 times, about 8-15 good-sized worms at each feeding. He's also eaten kale, grated carrots, some romaine and redleaf lettuce over these two weeks or so (I always dust greens with calcium/vitamin powder). His behavior isn't abnormal, a little slower than usual, but it is winter and he's almost a year.
Setup: double-bulb basking fixture, warm side is about 100*F, basking spot always between 112*F- 120*F, cool side around 76*F to 80*F.
10" Reptisun tube light
Tile substrate and tile pyramid set up allowing him to climb/hide as he sees fit
Warming pad under his sleep spot, raises temps of tile to about 90*F in the evenings while he sleeps.
16(ish) DAYS...NO POOP. AT ALL.
But no strange behavior change, either! Still walking, runs around and chases my cats, no weird leg dragging/paralysis, no outside leg walking to indicate MBD, still snuggles with me and my wife at night when we watch tv, and still eats some things from my hands. No aggression, no lethargy (other than just slowing down a bit in winter).
Any ideas? If he looked like he was freaking out or acting sick, I'd bag him up to the vet. I haven't felt a hard spot during the belly rubs, and he basks regularly. I'd probably be freaking out if it weren't for the fact that he's acting completely normal, minus the pooping. For the first 10 months I had him, he was dooking daily.
If he doesn't move the mail by Thursday, I'll take him to the vet for a check-up.
