SocksandLizards
Bearded Dragon Egg
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So, I took Gurgi to the vet a few months ago because he was constantly swallowing at bedtime, and I had read that could be a respiratory infection, and she said he was constipated. I was really surprised because he was pooping regularly. She gave me a laxative, and I gave it to him 1-2 times a day like she recommended for a few weeks. He seemed okay to me, passing like normal, so I stopped the medicine.
I ended up taking him back to the vet because I felt a large lump near his sternum, but she ended up telling me that was just one of his organs I was feeling. She did tell me, though, that his calcium was low, and that was probably why he got constipated.
Now, Gurgi is quite overweight. I was trying a new diet that didn't come with calcium already on it. I tried putting the powder on it and he wouldn't eat it, so I went back to his old food. It's a pre-made dried mixed coated with calcium, so when you soak it, the calcium doesn't wash off or clump up. He loves it.
He's still pooping normally during all of this, though he does appear to be straining when I put him in the bath.
Another thing to note is that he has become less active the past few months. I haven't been letting him out as much because of the cold, and when I do, he just tries to find somewhere to sleep. The past few weeks, I've had to wake him up some days, and, more recently, I have to physically put him in his basking spot. I wouldn't, as it seems he may want to brumate, but he's still eating every day and I know he needs to get the poops out.
I make sure he has clean water every day, and I've started giving him baths once a week, now twice a week. When I rub his belly, I do feel a lump on the left side, which the vet said she had felt the first time I went. He doesn't seem to be in pain at all. When I rub his belly, he almost immediately poops. He hasn't thrown up, and even seems like he's eating more than he used to.
Gurgi is 7 years old, and his basking temperatures have been pretty much the same the whole time I've had him. The temperatures are a bit lower than a lot of people say they should be, but if I get it above 90, he won't stay in his basking spot. I've increased his basking temperature some by buying him a new basking platform that sits closer to the light, and he seems to like it. The temp is ~89.5 by his shoulders. I know people say it should be higher, but, again, he doesn't like it. He's been doing just fine for years with it around 85.
Oh, and his back legs are a little shaky when he tries to turn around, which is why the vet said his calcium was low. But when he does feel like running around, he runs just fine.
I think that's everything. Oh, and I'm starting the laxative again, though he's still pooping fine. His poops are smaller than usual, too.
I know other people are asking about something similar, but the difference is that Gurgi is still pooping and eating regularly, so I really have no clue what the issue is.
I ended up taking him back to the vet because I felt a large lump near his sternum, but she ended up telling me that was just one of his organs I was feeling. She did tell me, though, that his calcium was low, and that was probably why he got constipated.
Now, Gurgi is quite overweight. I was trying a new diet that didn't come with calcium already on it. I tried putting the powder on it and he wouldn't eat it, so I went back to his old food. It's a pre-made dried mixed coated with calcium, so when you soak it, the calcium doesn't wash off or clump up. He loves it.
He's still pooping normally during all of this, though he does appear to be straining when I put him in the bath.
Another thing to note is that he has become less active the past few months. I haven't been letting him out as much because of the cold, and when I do, he just tries to find somewhere to sleep. The past few weeks, I've had to wake him up some days, and, more recently, I have to physically put him in his basking spot. I wouldn't, as it seems he may want to brumate, but he's still eating every day and I know he needs to get the poops out.
I make sure he has clean water every day, and I've started giving him baths once a week, now twice a week. When I rub his belly, I do feel a lump on the left side, which the vet said she had felt the first time I went. He doesn't seem to be in pain at all. When I rub his belly, he almost immediately poops. He hasn't thrown up, and even seems like he's eating more than he used to.
Gurgi is 7 years old, and his basking temperatures have been pretty much the same the whole time I've had him. The temperatures are a bit lower than a lot of people say they should be, but if I get it above 90, he won't stay in his basking spot. I've increased his basking temperature some by buying him a new basking platform that sits closer to the light, and he seems to like it. The temp is ~89.5 by his shoulders. I know people say it should be higher, but, again, he doesn't like it. He's been doing just fine for years with it around 85.
Oh, and his back legs are a little shaky when he tries to turn around, which is why the vet said his calcium was low. But when he does feel like running around, he runs just fine.
I think that's everything. Oh, and I'm starting the laxative again, though he's still pooping fine. His poops are smaller than usual, too.
I know other people are asking about something similar, but the difference is that Gurgi is still pooping and eating regularly, so I really have no clue what the issue is.
