Impaction + Need Advice

[wente013]

Hello,
I have read nearly all of the forums on impaction. But I would like to get some reassurance and further guidance.
My baby beardie is 5 months old, and has not pooped for nearly 6 days. She normally poops every day. She eats a diet of dubias (sized of length between her eyes) and squash and some little pellets mixed with the squash. We calcium dust everything and give her vitamins 2x/week. She gets baths every other day for 15 mins, which she really seems to enjoy.

I am planning on going to get some mineral oil, a syringe, all natural baby prune canned food, and unsweetened applesauce. I will start with a few drops of olive oil and some unsweetened applesauce. Hopefully this will get her to poo.

She has been hiding a lot lately, but is still pretty active when we take her out of her home. Here is her set-up:

What else can I do? I will call the vet if she does not poo in the next two days.

THANK YOU!

 

[AHBD]

Hi there....you've got the proper stuff to help her to poo, one more thing is to make her bath water just a bit warmer + deeper than usual. I think the combo of those things will probably do the trick. A vet might want to do an enema, which is kind of harsh, so try these thing for a few days.

 

[Lpsouth1978]

My birdie has only had 2 minor impactions that caused him to not poo for about a week each time. I simply put a little acidopholiz+ and a few drops of olive oil on his greens and he pooped within a few hours each time. This may not work with a more severe impaction, but it is always worth a shot! Good Luck!

 

[wente013]

Thank you all for your reassurance!
I was able to get her to poo! It happened almost immediately after I gave her 3 drops of olive oil and some baby prunes (which she liked up excitedly lol) and put her in a warmer bath. The poop was abnormally long! (She is still a baby, around 8 months- but small for her age due to tank mate aggressiveness-- we adopted her for free from PetSmart bc of this and a bitten off limb)

Again, thank you!
And to anyone who is trying to overcome impaction-- try out olive oil, baby pure prunes, canned pumpkin, and the other suggestions made here.