Impaction?

[littletoothlessowner]

Okay, I know there is plenty of articles on impaction, but I think my little guy may be impacted, and I don't know what to do.

I just bathed him in warm water.

He has been basking all day, and his lamp is always around 100 degrees.

I only had a few crickets for him today, so as a backup, I gave him three really small mealworms.
I know, I'm probably going to get chewed out for feeding him those, but when I initially bought him, the lady said that is what they fed him. And there were no crickets available, so that is what I fed him for the first few days of owning him. And he was absolutely fine. So I assumed he would be okay to have just a few again now that he is almost twice his size when I first got him.

Now, he still ran away when I tried to pick him up, and had no trouble moving.
But upon placing him back in his cage, and noting he hadn't pooped yet, I felt his stomach, and I'm pretty sure there is a small little hard spot on it.
Should I just give him until tomorrow since he ate a little later than normal? Or what should I do? I'm really worried.




That said, I DO worry about this little guy to the extreme, so I could be wrong. I just wanted some advice. Would just waiting a day be alright to see if he is able to poop? Or should I just take immediate precautions?
I've been told he is probably going to be okay, but again, I worry.

 

[breeyawnah]

Sometimes my beardie poops twice a day sometimes once. Just be patient another day and wait for him to poop. They don't always poop after every feeding.

 

[littletoothlessowner]

Alright, thank you.

I'll update this if he doesn't seem to get 'better'.

I feel a bit better now.

 

[kcarello]

If you really worry about him...please do not feed him anymore mealworms. regardless of what he might have been fed before. The risk of impaction from mealworms is just too great! Especially when there are so many other feeders to choose from!
Now, what you can do is dribble some unsweetened applesauce with a couple drops of olive or vegetable oil in it on his nose and see if he wil lick it up,,,that will help him pass any blockage.

 

[littletoothlessowner]

That's true, the only reason I fed him those so he wouldn't have to go all day without food.
It was my mistake. I definitely won't be feeding him those anymore!

Olive oil and stuff? Okay, I think I'll see if I have any of those things and give it a try because I haven't seen improvements yet! Thank you!

 

[kcarello]

Please let us know how your little one is doing

 

[littletoothlessowner]

So I was about to find some olive oil, when I saw that he pooped! Yay!

No more knot in his tummy.

And I gave him another warm bath since he started to shed quite a bit!

 

[kcarello]

Glaf to hear the good news!