RhiannonJade
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HI
I'm having troubles with my 4 - 5 month bearded dragon. For about 3 weeks he has been pooping very irregular. I first noticed it when one day he had a very hard time pooping and was straining to get it out. I gave him a warm bath but he still wouldn't go. The next day after feeding him some sweet potato baby food and Olive oil he went. It was very hard and very large. Since then he hasn't been pooping everyday like he normally does. it's only every 3 -4 days. he has also been hiding in his cave all the time which I had previously posted about. When I do take him out to eat he usually tries to run and hide in a dark place ie under the couch. Since this behavior has been for a while I decided to take him to the vet. They did a xray and could see no signs of blockage. Now they want me to do a blood test for $230. I took him home and he pooped. It was very watery and dark colored but I think that is because I had fed him some berries the day before.
My set up is as follows: I have a 40 gallon tank. His basking spot is about 102 degrees, read with a digital prob thermometer. I have a 10. reptisun UVB tube. He is on repticarpet. I recently took out his water dish because the humidity was a bit too high. He is fed as many crickets as he can eat twice a day and they are dusted with calcium. He has had a fecal test done when I first got him in February and came back clean.
I had also been feeding him Zoo-Med Natural Juvenile Bearded Dragon Food. I have since stopped feeding it to him because I was worried that is whats causing his problems.
Since the blood test is a lot of money I wanted to see if any one else had any suggestions.
Thanks!
I'm having troubles with my 4 - 5 month bearded dragon. For about 3 weeks he has been pooping very irregular. I first noticed it when one day he had a very hard time pooping and was straining to get it out. I gave him a warm bath but he still wouldn't go. The next day after feeding him some sweet potato baby food and Olive oil he went. It was very hard and very large. Since then he hasn't been pooping everyday like he normally does. it's only every 3 -4 days. he has also been hiding in his cave all the time which I had previously posted about. When I do take him out to eat he usually tries to run and hide in a dark place ie under the couch. Since this behavior has been for a while I decided to take him to the vet. They did a xray and could see no signs of blockage. Now they want me to do a blood test for $230. I took him home and he pooped. It was very watery and dark colored but I think that is because I had fed him some berries the day before.
My set up is as follows: I have a 40 gallon tank. His basking spot is about 102 degrees, read with a digital prob thermometer. I have a 10. reptisun UVB tube. He is on repticarpet. I recently took out his water dish because the humidity was a bit too high. He is fed as many crickets as he can eat twice a day and they are dusted with calcium. He has had a fecal test done when I first got him in February and came back clean.
I had also been feeding him Zoo-Med Natural Juvenile Bearded Dragon Food. I have since stopped feeding it to him because I was worried that is whats causing his problems.
Since the blood test is a lot of money I wanted to see if any one else had any suggestions.
Thanks!