Spike Constipated?

[Yessabub]

I think spike is constipated he hasnt pooped in awhile. Does anyone else know anything about chams getting constipated?

 

[draetish]

It could really depend on a lot of things. My panther went 30 days without pooping and finally a tepid shower got things going. He also did not eat a whole lot during that time. I think the older they get and the less they eat, the less they poop. Adults may poop once a week and that is not anything to be alarmed about. Also, it's winter, their metabolism slows down. Try the shower thing and see if that helps.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

It could really depend on a lot of things. My panther went 30 days without pooping and finally a tepid shower got things going. He also did not eat a whole lot during that time. I think the older they get and the less they eat, the less they poop. Adults may poop once a week and that is not anything to be alarmed about. Also, it's winter, their metabolism slows down. Try the shower thing and see if that helps.

I agree. a good long warm misting can encourage elimination.
Everything look okay down there?
Anything sticking out?
I just pulled a big sperm plug out of Kitty this morning

-Brad

 

[Miss Lily]

How old is Spike now? As already said, age has a lot to do with it too. Lily went almost 2 weeks between poops once. Amy pooped daily until she got to 6 months or so, then it slowed down to every few days. Tommy also has spells where its 7 days plus between poops.

 

[kinyonga]

Have you seen urates (white part) produced? (I asked you this in the thread about impaction...but you didn't answer it.)
Do you have a substrate in the cage? Have you been overfeeding him? What supplements are you using specifically and how often for each? What's the basking temperature in the cage? Do you have a UVB light on the cage?

 

[Yessabub]

Have you seen urates (white part) produced? (I asked you this in the thread about impaction...but you didn't answer it.)
Do you have a substrate in the cage? Have you been overfeeding him? What supplements are you using specifically and how often for each? What's the basking temperature in the cage? Do you have a UVB light on the cage?

I havent seen a lot of urate lately ether NO SUBSTRATE!! I havent been overfeeding i use rep-cal calcium with d3 twice a month rep-cal calcium no d3 almost every feeding and herptivite once a month the basking temp is 88-90 and of course i have uvb light repti-sun 5.0