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I herd if your dragons is having a small impaction problem you can give him a little bit of olive oil on his green or threw a syringe. has anyone herd of this or has anyone tried this before. I have a dragon that only goes once a week and its usually a lot when he does. he will not eat any greens at all have tried everything. the only thing he will eat is a few Croix, and super worms. I just wont to be able to help him go a little easier

mineral oil is the oil that usually is given to ease constipation in dragons. Other options is pureed carrots, squash or sweet potato. These high water content vegetables are often eaten by even picky green eaters and do help with constipation.

Bearded dragons need to learn toe at greens, have you tried withholding all crickets or worms and just offer a bowl of salad for a day? Or dropping a few superworms into the salad itself, giving them a chance to burrow down into the greens? Finely chopped greens works best when dropping worms or crickets in them, as these are more likely to be grabbed accidently with the insects, giving your dragon a taste for them.
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PHLdyPayne

just very poor diet. Trust me on this one, I dealt with this with my dragon (and am still dealing with it). If your dragon is still young, try to get him/her eating greens right away. Once they get older they're already pretty set in their ways and sometimes don't even recognize greens as a food source.

Captive husbandry of bearded dragons is really not that great anyway, so with out proper diet the dragon won't have any leg to stand on and it will deteriorate and fall victim to parasites and kidney/liver problems. That's what happened to mine, because I was stupid and believed everything everyone told me. Now I do my own thing, and the dragon that my vet told me was going to die about two years ago, is now healthier than he's ever been. I keep the basking temps between 110 and 130, and I keep him on dirt, which is watered frequently. That's actually the main cause of kidney failure and other renal failure related deathes with bearded dragons (which probably plays a role in the death of every bearded dragon kept in captivity). People figure they're from the desert and have to be kept as dry as possible, but really they need a gradient. they need areas of high and low humidity so they can regulate themselves. Keeping them in highly ventilated, super dry cages keeps them in a constant state of dehydration, and they are not built to handle that. In austalia they spend a lot of their time hiding in areas of higher humidity (underneath debris), to help retain moisture.

But I digress. I'd say make sure your dragon learns to eat his greens. Try witholding crickets/superworms for a week or two. If that doesn't help, get him checked for parasites. Most captive bearded dragons are so stressed out from dehydration, low temperatures, and handling that they become susceptible to parasites that they are built to be able to survive with (like pinworms).