EsmeraldasMother
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Hi Everyone!
My youngest beardie stopped pooping about a week and a half ago. I've been giving him baths and smoothies to help which has shown a TINY bit of improvement over the weekend. Now, he's back to not pooping and he has a watery substance running out of his nose. (I noticed it when I was giving him apple sauce tonight to try and help him poop.) I'm very worried because he's been lethargic on top of it and has spent most of the past week and a half to two weeks hiding in his cave which is extremely unusual for him. His front foot is also swollen, though he keeps using it and it doesn't seem to bother him.
He's in a 40 gallon tank with tile and shelf liner as the bottom. He's got a 100 watt basking bulb that is close to his basking spot, as well as a Reptisun 10.0 fluorescent tube that was recently replaced. Temp on the high side usually runs around 100-110 degrees and the cool side is in the low 90s. I've been taking him outside the past couple of days after bath time to try and help him soak up the sun.
As far as diet before he stopped pooping, I was doing the appropriate size dubia roaches and BSF. His FAVORITE is the BSL though.
I was worried about a month ago about possible MBD, since he was seeming a little sluggish and not sprinting across his cage like he did. I took him to the vet here who "specializes in reptiles" (referred by PETCO & PETSMART because he's the only one in the area who sees exotics). Not that it's important at all but the vet was in his 60s and could barely hold my baby beardie. Said he looked fine and there was nothing that he was concerned about.
The only thing that I can think of is to book an appointment with my old vet, (the one who finally figured out what was wrong with my first beardie) but he's over 2 hours away from me and I don't know that that long of a drive with Mycroft not feeling well is a great idea.
SO, if you guys could provide any help or insight on how to help him feel better and get back to his crazy self, I would super appreciate it!
My youngest beardie stopped pooping about a week and a half ago. I've been giving him baths and smoothies to help which has shown a TINY bit of improvement over the weekend. Now, he's back to not pooping and he has a watery substance running out of his nose. (I noticed it when I was giving him apple sauce tonight to try and help him poop.) I'm very worried because he's been lethargic on top of it and has spent most of the past week and a half to two weeks hiding in his cave which is extremely unusual for him. His front foot is also swollen, though he keeps using it and it doesn't seem to bother him.
He's in a 40 gallon tank with tile and shelf liner as the bottom. He's got a 100 watt basking bulb that is close to his basking spot, as well as a Reptisun 10.0 fluorescent tube that was recently replaced. Temp on the high side usually runs around 100-110 degrees and the cool side is in the low 90s. I've been taking him outside the past couple of days after bath time to try and help him soak up the sun.
As far as diet before he stopped pooping, I was doing the appropriate size dubia roaches and BSF. His FAVORITE is the BSL though.
I was worried about a month ago about possible MBD, since he was seeming a little sluggish and not sprinting across his cage like he did. I took him to the vet here who "specializes in reptiles" (referred by PETCO & PETSMART because he's the only one in the area who sees exotics). Not that it's important at all but the vet was in his 60s and could barely hold my baby beardie. Said he looked fine and there was nothing that he was concerned about.
The only thing that I can think of is to book an appointment with my old vet, (the one who finally figured out what was wrong with my first beardie) but he's over 2 hours away from me and I don't know that that long of a drive with Mycroft not feeling well is a great idea.
SO, if you guys could provide any help or insight on how to help him feel better and get back to his crazy self, I would super appreciate it!