Why isn't he pooping? What can I do?

[EmJagsz]

I have noticed that my little guy hasn't pooped for the last few days. Normally he poops once a day, so I am a little bit concerned. I give him baths every day, because that is where he always poops, but lately he hasn't done this. I tried massaging his belly, but to no avail. I can feel the poop inside of him, and it feels quite hard, is there any reason why his poop would be hard and cause him to become impacted?

He is on tile, he eats under 5 superworms a day along with a bunch of crickets. He gets collard greens, kale and bok choy for his salad. His basking temps are about 105F and I use a digital probe thermometer. Everything else seems normal, he seems happy and other than this pooping issue I haven't noticed any change in behavior. I haven't been feeding him any food because I don't want him to become more impacted than he is, so I am waiting til he poops until he gets more food.

Is there anything I can do to help my little guy out? Thanks

 

[MALIBUSMOM]

What do you use for UVB light?strip or coil and the brand name?

 

[EmJagsz]

Reptisun 10.0 tube light

 

[MissT]

Try giving him a few drops of olive oil. You could also try some baby apple sauce. Also, dont completely starve him - put him on a liquid diet - try to get some chicken baby food for him. Try putting him in the bath and massaging his tummy in circular motions - if you can feel a hard area, concentrate on that part to try to help break it up.

I hope this helps (its 1am here and im struggling to remember things!!) I hope hes pooping again for you in no time!!!

T

 

[spikerocks]

For the last week, my dragon hadn't been pooping in his bath either or if he did go, it was very tiny. I added a little mineral oil to applesauce and gave it to him via syringe and on the second day he pooped nicely and today was back to normal. Good luck!