Dragon might be impacted? Please help

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I'm concerned there's something wrong with Dar. She hasn't pooped in two days, and she's super bloated because of it. She tried to this morning, and only a tiny bit of liquid came out. I fed her slightly less crickets so she wouldn't overeat, and I gave her a rinse in some warm water. Tonight i'm giving her a bath, but I'm pretty concerned. It might be that I'm feeding her crickets that are too big... I don't know though. The crickets are slightly bigger than the space in between her eyes. I'm super concerned, I'm a first time lizard owner and it's all very new to me.
 

AHBD

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Hi there, how old + big is Dar ? You can give her an extra warm daily bath but along with that give her some or all of these natural laxatives :
baby food prunes,sweet potato or squash, canned pumpkin [ plain no spices ] applesauce . Add a couple drops of olive oil or raw honey to any of those . That, along with warm baths should help her go.

Be sure the crickets are the right size now for sure, you don't want her to have a real problem like a prolapse. With these steps she should be fine though. :)
 

Darthedraggo

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Thanks for the advice. I'm not sure she'll eat the baby food, any ideas on making it interesting enough for her to eat?
 
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