Plz help me!!!

[weezie_martini]

i've noticed my baby beardy (about 3 mnths old) has been really bloated lately and haven noticed her poop recently...she is still very happy though runs around everywhere still and i'm sure all temps are right...she still has a huge appetite too!...i feed her both greens and crickets and she loves them both she will clean up a whole plate of greens a day if i let her...i'm wondering wether its possible that she's compacted or if its just how she is getting as she's getting older...i've attached some photos to show how bloated she is vs how she used to be the first one is her now the second one is her about a month ago

any info would be really helpful!!!

[Miss B]

What type of substrate do you keep her on?

[weezie_martini]

childrens playing sand...i know this is known to cause compaction but because of this i dont feed her in this tank that way it stops her eating sand

[Miss B]

How long since she last pooped?

[weezie_martini]

it will be about a week tomorrow

[FredBear]

They will still lick at the sand looking for food as they would in the wild. Change your substate to paper and place her in a lukewarm bath. Dont feed her crickets or any other bugs just veg for a few days....bump up her heat and make sure she is getting plenty of fluids.

[Miss B]

Hmm that's quite a long time for a young beardie to go without pooping.

What are the temperatures like in her basking spot?

She may be impacted from the sand. If she were mine, I would probably take her off the crickets/veges for a few days and stick with something soft like baby food (using a needle-less syringe). Regular warm baths may also help.

[weezie_martini]

she doesnt really walk around licking things she mostly moves along the vine i have for her...the temps are about 30-32 in her basking area...wat kind of baby food would i use? and also she doesnt seem to like drinking water that much how can i get her to?

[venus]

You can mist her (not in her enclosure) thoroughly in a bucket, or get an eye dropper and drop droplets of water onto her snout. Sometimes they will drink when you give them a shallow bath too.

Beef & vegies pureed baby food (buy them in a small jar/can) is a good one.

[pythoness]

mist her with water several times a day as they absorb water throught he skin. any fruit baby food is greatm banana is great. keep her on fruit baby food for a week, ad calcium to it and syringe it into the side of her mouth. warm soak and plenty of sun time hth

[weezie_martini]

thanks heaps!!! yeah she gets about 5-8 hrs of sun a day too

[Miss B]

You could use apple, pear, chicken, pumpkin, or turkey. Just put it into a needle-less syringe and squirt a bit on her nose, she should start licking at it. You can encourage her to drink water by putting her in a shallow lukewarm bath and misting her with a spray bottle. Sometimes swishing the water in front of their face will help too - beardies can be a bit dumb and often don't really recognise standing water. Misting them and dripping water on their nose seems to work most of the time.

Also, as FredBear mentioned, bump up her basking spot temps to aid digestion. Anywhere around 35-40 degrees is good.

[dragon lady]

MAKE A VET APPOINTMENT NOW!
in the meanwhile....
a luke warm bath....immerse her torso(on the palm of your hand-holding dragon with your thumb) & back legs in the water..at the same time dribble some water on dragons nose..it will lick the drops till its no loner thirsty
do this for at least 15min...gently rub dragons tummy-similar to massage...one way,not against the skin
if the bath doesnt help....still keep vet appointment....

head height on basking sight 36-38*...cool end 23*

[weezie_martini]

just to let everyone know...while i was at work pebbles did a giant poo lol but i still gave her pureed baby food for tonight just to make sure everything is settled but she doesnt look bloated at all now and she's taking in all fluids...in fact she loved the pureed food more than she likes crickets...i couldnt push it out of the syringe quick enough hehe thanks everyone for your advice!!!

[luke_84]

good to hear she is doing well