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ok, my beardie is almost 10 inches long and had a poop about two inches and a half long! a ladie at a local petco told me she may have been impacted and finally got it out. what do you think?

>>ok, my beardie is almost 10 inches long and had a poop about two inches and a half long! a ladie at a local petco told me she may have been impacted and finally got it out. what do you think?

I think she was well fed and it is nothing to worry about.

Has she been going on a regular basis? You would have known BEFORE this mega poop if she had been impacted.
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yes she has been going atleased several times a week, but they were little.

HeHeHe Sounds like a lot of crap to me!

No, but seriously, sometimes my dragons poop & I wonder "How did ALL THAT come out of just one dragon?"
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i know what you mean!!!!!

Ahh. Dragon crap.

I wouldn't worry about it. Dragon feces really does fluctuate per "serving". One time it can be small, solid, and well formed... and the next day (depending on diet, stress, temps, etc.) it can be huge, semi-solid, and in a little pile. Heck, depending on how much your dragon eats (or how it feels), it could go once a day, twice, every other day... there is much randomness in dragon crap.

Depending on what you feed your dragon is what comes out. I have one that is fed a staple of dusted silkworms instead of crickets... and man, his feces is semi-soft and watery... but that is to be expected with that kind of diet.

He also doesn't like to go without his mother (read: my girlfriend) being there, and he refuses to poo in his tank. He's clean and disease free... but an ornery little punk regardless.

Different veggies will lead to different scents, as well. Highly pungent veg (mustard greens, kale) will naturally lead to highly pungent crap.

Now... yours is only about 10 inches? Heh. Wait 'till it gets bigger. Believe me... when our big female (nearly mature, 18" long, over 400g) goes... the whole house knows in a matter of seconds... either by the smell (she loves mustard greens, collard, watercress... and orange-headed roaches)... or by the choking gasps of astonishment/laughter at the size of the passing.

Size and texture can switch from day to day. When it comes out very loose, very (very) smelly (more than normal), and somewhat mucus-looking... then you have a problem.

If you ever, honestly, are worried... take the dragon and a recent sample to your local (trustworthy) rep vet.