constipated

[Hobama]

I think Reggie might be constipated and im a little concerned. i believe its been around a week since he last pooped but im not certain. he is 8 months old. ive given him two baths today and gently massaged his belly to try and get things moving but all i got was a black beard. he doesnt normally black beard in the bath(or at all) so im thinking that the rubbing his belly is uncomfortable for him. i plan on taking him off bugs for a few days and soaking him daily. is there any other suggestions? should i stop with the belly massages because they seem to make him uncomfortable? also when i rub his belly i can feel a very firm log type thing on both of his sides. is it normal or poop or something else?

 

[KarrieRee]

I think Reggie might be constipated and im a little concerned. i believe its been around a week since he last pooped but im not certain. he is 8 months old. ive given him two baths today and gently massaged his belly to try and get things moving but all i got was a black beard. he doesnt normally black beard in the bath(or at all) so im thinking that the rubbing his belly is uncomfortable for him. i plan on taking him off bugs for a few days and soaking him daily. is there any other suggestions? should i stop with the belly massages because they seem to make him uncomfortable? also when i rub his belly i can feel a very firm log type thing on both of his sides. is it normal or poop or something else?

Let him poop on his own- as they get older they tend not to poop as often- as long as his surface basking temps are good and his uvb and your feeding appropriate size insects he'll poop-- you can always feed him some baby food pumpkin to get things moving - make sure he's hydrated that too helps

 

[Hobama]

Let him poop on his own- as they get older they tend not to poop as often- as long as his surface basking temps are good and his uvb and your feeding appropriate size insects he'll poop-- you can always feed him some baby food pumpkin to get things moving - make sure he's hydrated that too helps

yeah i know they tend to not poop as much but he never really goes more than 2 or 3 days without pooping so its been worrying me. im not sure how to make sure hes hydrated. i know the bath rumor isnt true now. he doesnt lick water off his nose like most dragons do. he has a water bowl but i dont know if he drinks out of it. i was thinking maybe just feeding hornworms every few days?

 

[KarrieRee]

yeah i know they tend to not poop as much but he never really goes more than 2 or 3 days without pooping so its been worrying me. im not sure how to make sure hes hydrated. i know the bath rumor isnt true now. he doesnt lick water off his nose like most dragons do. he has a water bowl but i dont know if he drinks out of it. i was thinking maybe just feeding hornworms every few days?

What does his poop look like? Dry or chalky looking or moist formed?

 

[Hobama]

What does his poop look like? Dry or chalky looking or moist formed?

it looks like a solid moist firm log. the urate is mostly white but the end normally has some yellow or orange. theres sometimes a bit of liquid around it but not all the time.

 

[KarrieRee]

it looks like a solid moist firm log. the urate is mostly white but the end normally has some yellow or orange. theres sometimes a bit of liquid around it but not all the time.

Normal and good

 

[Hobama]

Normal and good

do you have any idea what the hard things i felt in his stomach are?

 

[KarrieRee]

do you have any idea what the hard things i felt in his stomach are?

No - has he been out of the tank to have eaten something he shouldn't have

 

[Hobama]

No - has he been out of the tank to have eaten something he shouldn't have

no any time he is out of the tank he is very closely monitored. the only thing i can think of is it being poop as it is the same shape as his poops.

 

[KarrieRee]

no any time he is out of the tank he is very closely monitored. the only thing i can think of is it being poop as it is the same shape as his poops.

Yeah I am not sure --- we can see if ahbd can answer that question
@AHBD

 

[AHBD]

Sometimes an extra warm bath can help or putting them out in the sun if you can. Or if you have a sunny warm room that he can run around in it might help. Also feeding baby food or shredded + cooked squash, sweet potato, unsweetened applesause.

 

[Hobama]

Sometimes an extra warm bath can help or putting them out in the sun if you can. Or if you have a sunny warm room that he can run around in it might help. Also feeding baby food or shredded + cooked squash, sweet potato, unsweetened applesause.

ok i plan on giving him another bath and we have sweet potato i can give him. are the lumps i felt anything concerning?

 

[KarrieRee]

ok i plan on giving him another bath and we have sweet potato i can give him. are the lumps i felt anything concerning?

Idk - I was hoping AHBD would answer that - feed him the sweet potato and see if they go away after he poops if not post back on here

 

[Hobama]

Idk - I was hoping AHBD would answer that - feed him the sweet potato and see if they go away after he poops if not post back on here

im gonna feed the sweet potato tomorrow so that there is plenty of time for him to digest it but i will update tomorrow

 

[Hobama]

update

so i gave him the cooked sweet potato at around 8. i gave him like 7 or 8 bites. then just a minute ago i gave him a bath. so far still nothing but im hoping he just needs more time to digest the sweet potato.