Help - pooping issue?

[tonyasumner]

My beardie is almost 2 yrs old. We have had her for about 6 weeks given to us by a friend. She is having an issue going to the bathroom. Vet did an enema after 2+ weeks of not going. It has been another 1+ weeks and she hasn't gone since. I've tried small pieces of apple; tried not giving the crickets to see if that helped. Warm baths every few days.
She still eats and is active most days (as much as she ever was since we got her). I'm not sure if there's a problem or what else I need to do.... He recommended today some mineral oil once per day for a few days. Will try the mineral oil tonite.
substrate - calci sand
eats - live crickets; veggies of all kinds; no lettuce
temp - 90+ in one end; nite temps 70's; (I need to get a new thermometer current one not working well)
lite: she has a uvb; heat light/uvb combination light; red lite for heat as well
Any suggestions would be helpful.

 

[DoubleJ]

I would suggest swapping the calci cand for kitchen towels, I know it is supposed to be digestible but it isn't.

Also is that hot temp under your basking spot? Beardies like a nice hot spot and temps should be around the 100-103 mark, maybe a little higher, it varies with beardies sometimes. The cool end should sit between 75 and 85f.

What uvb is it? I have taken advice on this site and only use reptisun 10.0 uvb (the tube not a bulb) and the basking spot is a bright white bulb. The beardies need the bright light to protect their eyes from the uvb.

Without the temps being hot enough beardies will struggle to digest food and it would end up sitting in their stomachs and doing no good.

I am sure there are many other suggestions from others more qualified than I. You have definitely come to the right place for answers.

 

[madmax1]

I had the same problem with my bearded, didn't go for like a week, feed him some wax worms soaked with olive oil, and soaked in warm water while rubbing his belly gently,put him back in his cage and 15 min later presto what a dump.

 

[rockstarsarah]

hey! My beardie is just about a year old and had been constipated for a week and a half. I work at a pet store and the vet that works there told me about the mineral oil, i just dunked my finger in the oil and my beardie licked my finger a few times. I was actually very surprised because after she licked some i put her in shallow luke warm water and about 15 minutes later she went! I highly recommend the mineral oil =] good luck!

 

[madmax1]

SO how is the pooping thing going , he go yet!

 

[tonyasumner]

Nothing yet. Gave her 1cc of mineral oil 2 days ago. a little more last nite. She doesn't seem to like it so its hard to give to her. I gave her warm baths rubbing her stomach. But no luck yet.
This morning I realized her uvb lite was going in and out - not sure how long this has been going on, but it was fine earlier in the week (or appeared so). Getting a new one today - going with the recommended reptisun.
I have talked to the previous owner and it seems that I may be doing more of the suggested things then they were. So perhaps she's had some issue for awhile although they didn't notice since they had 2.
Any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks for you help.

 

[madmax1]

what u can do is give a couple of super worms soaked in olive oil , i also did that for mine and thats the only way to get him to take the olive oil could not resist the super worm, thats how i got him to go, has he been eating , how long has it been now no poop

 

[tonyasumner]

Thank you to everyone who responded. Steff "went" yesterday. I was able to get her some of the mineral oil and eat some baby food applesauce. I also went out and bought new heat lamps/uvb lamp and a new thermometer. The next day success. I took out the sand at the bottom and replaced with newspaper for temporary to see if it helped..

 

[Fliehigh]

Just remeber:

Calci Sand actually binds togther in clumps and does not get digested.

http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/impaction/?page=3 calci sand

Please look at this xray to see what happens when a beardy is kept on Calci - Sand

Fliehigh