Yeah so, how many times a day or how often are bearded dragons supposed to poop? Mine has like 48 crickets and some mealworms inside of her from the past few days and she still hasn't pooped.
is it temp or diet or what?
thanks in advanced
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She won't poop
PaulHemmerling
Nov 15, 2005 12:30 PM
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Drakosmom
Nov 15, 2005 07:08 PM
the temps could be an issue--how are you measuring the temperature. I noticed the stick-on strip--they are not accurate for measuring basking temp. The basking temp should be measured on the actual basking surface--it is not the air temp of the tank. An inexpensive indoor/outdoor digital thermometer does a great job (about $10 at most stores).
Besides having the temp just over 100F on the basking surface you may try soaking your beardie in a luke-warm bath--often baths will induce poo. While in the bath you can try to lightly rub the tummy to help stimulate the bowels.
You may want to raise your basking area closer to the uvb light--uvb rays do not travel much more than 10 inches...
Mealworms are not a healthy food for beardies and can constipate/impact them...
Sometimes a drop of mineral oil will 'help' speed things along...
