My beardie went 6 days without pooping. I bathed her every day, did tummy massage, put her on a heated sock full of rice, gave her warm applesauce/baby food prunes, etc. She finally defecated today. One pile (HUGE) with urates. Another pile of poo that was half undigested worms. Literally a few were still alive. (Sorry for the gross imagery.)
The worms were large Phoenix worms. Still smaller than the space between her eyes though.
How do I avoid this happening again? Thank you for any help.
How old is your dragon? a little over a year
How long have you had your dragon? 2 months
How long is your dragon? 16 inches approx.
What is the sex of your dragon? female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 40 gallon breeder
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? porcelain tile
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Reptisun 10.0
How old is your UVB bulb? 2 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 7"
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? White halogen bulb, 150 w
Do you have any type of night time heat source? no but our house is 68 degrees
How long are lights on each day? 12 hours
What are the basking temps? 102f
What is the cool side temp? 88f
What is the night time temp? 68f
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? temp gun
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? On the surface of the driftwood
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. switch each week between large crickets and large phoenix worms. different greens every week. (mustard greens, chicory, turnip greens, collards.) carrot or apple bits occasionally.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Live food usually around 9:30 am, fresh salad all day.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Rep-Cal calcium with D and Herpevite. Crickets get calcium dusted 5 days a week, vitamins 2. Phoenix worms get dusted twice a week with calcium and 1 with vitamins.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? no.
Do you bathe your dragon? How often? Every day since this started, every day! Usually every other day.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Only mist her salad. She doesn't drink from a bowl.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? No
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No
The worms were large Phoenix worms. Still smaller than the space between her eyes though.
How do I avoid this happening again? Thank you for any help.
How old is your dragon? a little over a year
How long have you had your dragon? 2 months
How long is your dragon? 16 inches approx.
What is the sex of your dragon? female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 40 gallon breeder
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? porcelain tile
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Reptisun 10.0
How old is your UVB bulb? 2 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 7"
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? White halogen bulb, 150 w
Do you have any type of night time heat source? no but our house is 68 degrees
How long are lights on each day? 12 hours
What are the basking temps? 102f
What is the cool side temp? 88f
What is the night time temp? 68f
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? temp gun
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? On the surface of the driftwood
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. switch each week between large crickets and large phoenix worms. different greens every week. (mustard greens, chicory, turnip greens, collards.) carrot or apple bits occasionally.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Live food usually around 9:30 am, fresh salad all day.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Rep-Cal calcium with D and Herpevite. Crickets get calcium dusted 5 days a week, vitamins 2. Phoenix worms get dusted twice a week with calcium and 1 with vitamins.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? no.
Do you bathe your dragon? How often? Every day since this started, every day! Usually every other day.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Only mist her salad. She doesn't drink from a bowl.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? No
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No