SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK HELP QUICKLY

[paperplanes]

my dragons poop is stuck to his bottom!!! it appears that his poop is stringy or he may have licked a hair off the ground a few days ago. his bum looks red, maybe bleeding on the inside. what do i do????

 

[paperplanes]

its a hair. its stuck in his bum crack. what do i do?? he doesnt appear to be in any pain or stress

tracie where you at?

 

[paperplanes]

ive given it a small pull to see if there is any resistance. and there is some resistance. it is stuck in there

 

[Vacren]

Put him in a bath, see if he can push the rest out. Pulling it is probably not a good idea.

 

[paperplanes]

i put him in the bath, and this is what happened. hes not going to have another bowel movement a few minutes after

 

[ziggy23]

yeah I would try a bath, maybe give some applesauce or something to help things along if it's not too late in the evening where you are.

I've had cats who occasionally ate some of our hair, it was more annoying than anything for them.

 

[paperplanes]

He was just in the bath taking a poo, and the hair just came out. his bum cant fully close.

his next poo will have to wait till tomorrow.

 

[Vacren]

Well at the very least nip it down close, I'd hate for it to get snagged and have him pull it out himself and get hurt.

 

[paperplanes]

this is what it looks like. its in a small loop.

also male or female? never been confirmed

 

[Vacren]

I'd still cut it, give a slight tug to either side and see if one is loose.

As far as sexing, you'll have to put a bit more pressure on the tail to determine that. Lift up gently, if you see one distinguishable lump, female. Two is a male.

 

[zillathakilla]

Keep giving him warm baths,hopefully he'll poop it out, as for sexing,he's male,i can definatly see the to lumps along the sides of his tails

 

[paperplanes]

cut it in half?

 

[zillathakilla]

cut it close to his butt,so it doesn't drag and cause him discomfort i guess?dont do it yet,i have no idea.. =/

 

[paperplanes]

update: the loop has become a single strand. i have cut it closer to his bum

 

[coastergirl946]

If his bum is red, he is indeed straining. If he is bleeding, you need to get him to a vet.
Feed him some organic baby food prunes to help him pass it and ease his discomfort. My boyfriend's bearded dragon was finally able to poop on his own after a series of impactions when we fed him organic baby food prunes. You have no idea how long this hair may be or if it is tangled in his intestines.