Hi all -
It's been a total of 12.5 weeks since Charlie girl took a full poop. I can still feel the solid log sitting inside her.
Charlie still acts completely normal: holds herself up during the day, eyes are bright and alert, very responsive to any stimuli, maintains bright color, has an appetite....
She just has less muscle mass - but since she's been on a liquid diet for months - not surprised.
She pushes out urate 2-3 times a day, and leaves small light-brown spots behind from liquid. Once a week, she is able to get a jelly-like substance out, picture also included.
There has been one piece of poop about the size of a marble - upon dissection it appears to be walnut shells and dubia roaches, with some other grassy-substrate (likely from my frog tank) - just as I, unfortunately, expected. Pictures below.
I'm not sure if it's endless love, or this routine I've been keeping up - but I hope the following information can help another impacted dragon in the future:
CHARLIE'S MEAL:
- 1/2 teaspoon of Critter Care Mix
- 1/2 teaspoon Carnivore Care Mix
- pinch of calcium + pinch of multivitamin (Repti-Cal)
- prune/squash/apple baby food
- Pedialyte
I keep the vitamins and mixes in the freezer to preserve freshness
Warm up Pedialyte, mix in some baby food. Add liquid mix to the powder food - either viscous enough to go in a syringe to feed - or I make a mush-like consistency that she eats. Follow with liquid Pedialyte alone (approx 3 ml)
I feed her this every other day, paired with warm water baths each day. Heat lamp or heat pad - lots of cuddles and love.
If anything changes - I'll be sure to update - but until then, Charlie is still smiling and happy.