My baby beardie isn't pooping!!

[oliviatulip7801]

So about four days ago I brought home a baby beardie about six months old and my beardies name is nugget! But Nugget has eaten his crickets and a little veggies and stuff but he hasn't pooped since he got here. Should I maybe bathe him to help him poo? I'm worried that he isn't pooping!! Advice?!

 

[Reptilelady]

Cute name Nugget
You can try a nice warm bath, make sure its not too hot. Let Nugget relax in bath for 10-15 minutes hopefully that will get the bowels moving. I am sure Nugget is a bit stressed due to relocation, I wouldn't be too worried about it. Make sure Nugget doesn't have any sand or dirt for substrate as sometimes beardies will eat this and can cause impaction.

 

[oliviatulip7801]

Cute name Nugget
You can try a nice warm bath, make sure its not too hot. Let Nugget relax in bath for 10-15 minutes hopefully that will get the bowels moving. I am sure Nugget is a bit stressed due to relocation, I wouldn't be too worried about it. Make sure Nugget doesn't have any sand or dirt for substrate as sometimes beardies will eat this and can cause impaction.

Thank you!!! And yes I don't use any sand or dirt! I have a reptile carpet substrate!! Thank you again for the help!!

 

[Reptilelady]

Your welcome! Hopefully that bath helps Nugget and actually enjoys it. My beardie doesnt really like baths :lol: Maybe one day...

 

[Garrus]

Bumping this to ask a similar question. I know dubia have little "ash" in them compared to crickets, but my new bearded dragon must have eaten close to thirty yesterday after he arrived... and I have a hard time believing he could fit them in his 9-week old body and not need to pass something.

 

[CooperDragon]

The little one can eat a ton of small bugs. Shouldn't be a concern if he chewed them up well. Just give it a day or two and he should pass them through.

 

[Garrus]

The little one can eat a ton of small bugs. Shouldn't be a concern if he chewed them up well. Just give it a day or two and he should pass them through.

With the aid of a warm bath, that is exactly what he did. I couldn't believe so much poop could come out of such a small lizard all at once until I saw it happen first hand!

 

[CooperDragon]

Lol. It's amazing how happy we get to see poop with these guys too...