Beardie not going to bathroom

[ryanhayes96]

I bought my beardie about a month ago from a reptile show that came to town. She still eats and such but hasint gone to the bathroom for the last week or so. I have tried to give her warm baths already and she still wont go. Wondering what else there is for me to do? thanks

 

[ryanhayes96]

sorry forgot to add,

About a week ago I also upgraded her light bulb from a 100 watt to a 150 watt, she doesint really "stay" under the light for over 15 minutes, rather move around under it, not in direct light from it, wondering if it could be too hot and this might impact her not pooping?

Also she still uses her back legs so I thought I could rule out her stomach being impacted

 

[ryanhayes96]

bump for help pls

 

[Ethelia]

Hi there,

Could you answer the following questions so that we can give you the right advice?

How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?

 

[ryanhayes96]

How old is your dragon? 4 months and a week
How long have you had your dragon? 1.5 months
How long is your dragon?12 inches
What is the sex of your dragon? female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?custom tank, 6ft long by 12 inch wide
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Calcisand I think is what it was clled
Do you use UVB lights? have been using my friends it burnt out about a week ago
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Zoo Med 150w
How old is your UVB bulb? 2 weeks
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? He was about 10 inches away
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? no
What are the basking temps?100- 118 ( thikning this might be too high, maybe a 100 watt?)
What is the cool side temp?ranges from 75 at night to 85 or so in day
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digital, wire probe
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? placint the probe on the rock where he sits
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? no
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Superworms once a day and a romaine lettuce salad or refidgerated mealworks usually once a day. All food sprayed with calcium.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? afternoon 2 times a day
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? No
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Zilla food spray Calcium supplement and Sandfire super foods Repti- Dust
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Not within teh last week, He did up to about a week and 2 days ago
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Yes, usually 2 times a week, more recently about 1 every day or other day
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Yes
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?No

 

[Ethelia]

Hi there,
Firstly your temperatures are fine, so thats one thing not to worry about!
Calci-sand however is a big no no as it can cause impaction. Its not your fault at all, many ignorant store owners sell it and say its perfectly fine but its really not good for dragons. Get it out of there.
Id get rid of the sand and put her onto kitchen towel until you get something else.
You can use washed/sifted playsand, kitchen towel or towels instead.

In terms of trying to help her pass poop you can:
Bathe her daily in warm water massaging her lower belly.
Add cabbage/chinese cabbage/grated carrot to her salad. These are natural diretics.
Hold off on the super worms for a day. They have tougher shells and wont be easy to pass if shes having trouble.

Hope this helped.
Keep us updated.

Holly