Please help! I have no idea what to do!

[UnknownSoul]

My 9 month old, Izzy, wont poop.
I know it seems like its not that big of a deal and all but she wont go AT ALL under any circumstance and hasn't pooped since the 23rd (and when she did it was very very little amount of which she had also held in for a week)
I have no idea what is wrong and why she can't poop. I haven't changed anything in her diet, nor has there been any drastic change to her or her tank, and it just seemed to pop right out of the blue.
She is also a picky beardie, and wont poop in her tank unless under extreme circumstances, of which she has always been that way. Normally, I will take her outside for a good twenty minutes everyday and she will relieve herself out in the yard. If that doesn't work she will normally go at a different time when she is let out of her enclosure. If she has potty problems I will normally give her a bath and she will go then, but none of the things I have mentioned have helped. I am desperate and extremely worried about her, she just wont go!
Everyday she eats about the same thing, I give her the Reptile Munchies Omnivore Mix that I let set in water for five minutes then feed her, and I will switch her veggies and fruits every day since she adores variety. Most of the veggies and fruits I give her will be either peeled and diced small apples pieces, peeled and diced green or red pepper, strawberries, grapes, dandelion greens, dandelion flowers, skinned and diced peaches, blueberries, squash, clover (has an odd obsession with), shaved carrots, banana, and so on. Needless to say, my beardie eats better than me half the time.
Izzy also either gets superworms or crickets, superworms being her favorite (even though they have made her rather plumpy).
I hope that I gave you all the information you need. Izzy is my first beardie, and I have tried Everything I can think of to make her go potty.
Please help.

 

[UnknownSoul]

I also cannot get her into a vet at this time due to the holiday weekend and all vets in the area are closed on weekends anyway

 

[snazzyglasses]

Poor Izzy! I'm not an expert, but here are some things that usually get suggested on the forums when a beardie isn't pooping:
1. Try feeding her unsweetened applesauce mixed with a bit of olive oil. Plain canned pumpkin (not the kind with spices in it) can help get their insides moving too.
2. Extra baths, since they absorb water through their vents and it can help loosen things up. You can also try massaging her tummy in the bath too (whole tummy, from armpits to vent)
3. Double check her basking temps to make sure she's warm enough for things to digest. (Sorry if it sounds obvious lol. Just trying to think of everything )

Good luck!! <3

 

[Tonja]

There were a few days that Geico would not go, he is like clockwork on his pooing times. I tried everything and finally got some babyfood prunes and fed that to him. As much as he would take. Boy was that a mistake cause when he went, he went. Next time it will be less prunes lol. But it cleared him out. I dont use mineral oil cause I think its to heavy for his system and so does my vet. A drop or two of olive oil or veggie oil in some sweet potatoes or unsweetened applesauce seems to work for many also.

 

[UnknownSoul]

Thank both of you so much !
She got a second bath, and a massage too, but no luck. So I am going to be heading to the store in a little bit to buy some oil because for some odd reason there is none in my house other than canola and I am not too sure canola would be the best thing for her. I will pick up some baby food too. She is not too happy with the whole bath thing at the moment, she already hates baths already (she hates being forced into a bath, but she loves sitting in her water bowl. The lizard makes no sense)
At the moment, she is giving me the evil eye while she hides in her log cave, seeing as she has had three baths today.
I will post after I come from the store and feed her her dinner.
Thank you once again

 

[snazzyglasses]

Glad we could help! Hopefully little miss Izzy's insides start behaving soon

(she hates being forced into a bath, but she loves sitting in her water bowl. The lizard makes no sense)

Lol! Little stinker. :lol: Probably not so funny for you though :/ Maybe she's picky about her water temps? Our Brick loves being in the bath until the water cools off too much, then he gets grumpy and wants nothing to do with that watery nonsense

 

[mistygirl]

very warm baths usually do the trick. Banana can be a little binding, I would probably cut those out. canned pumpkin, sweet potato (cooked and mashed), baby food butternut squash. I never tried baby food prunes. I use the softer worms (horn, silk, wax, butterworms), I get worried about impaction as the supers and cricks have the skeletal type remains. My girls system is extremely delicate. You don't have your beardie on sand do you? Sand can really be a hazard when it comes to impaction. They can ingest it and it causes really bad problems as beardies like to lick things. Pet stores sell the sand as the best thing in the world when it is actually the absolute worst. I use slate tiles, some folks use repti carpet, or non adhesive linoleum, it depends but if you have sand in there, get it out. Rubbing the belly and port while they are in the bath can help.

 

[UnknownSoul]

I am happy to report that after a little bit of baby food, Izzy has pooped some. It wasn't her normal amount, but it was better than no poop at all.
And She is on a reptile carpet in her tank, no sand at all.
She has been getting baths everyday and lots of massages. She seems to like the massages perfectly fine but still despises her baths.
And yes, she is a stinker, a spoiled little lizard too. I have cut out all bananas from her diet and she hasn't had any crix or superworms in a while, I am looking into alternatives but I think the protein she gets from her Reptile Munchies will work for right now until I can get some alternatives.
I am going to try adding a little more oil to her baby food tonight.
She has been less hungry here lately, and has been sleeping a lot more.
But, I think with a little more time she may get better.
Thank you everyone for your help

 

[snazzyglasses]

Yay! Glad to hear!!