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impaction in dragons

Just think of how you would feel if you had an impaction.......
Have you noticed any differences in eating or bowel movements? Activity?
Impactions are caused by diet or substrates or improper temps. What are you feeding?
They can be fixed by a veterinarian or you can try to break it up by massage. A bath in hot water will stimulate bowel movements
J. Dustin Loy
 
We've had pretty good success in getting impactions to pass through young bearded dragons that have been brought to us and one we were raising ourselves.

I have one here right now we picked up from a pet store that called us last Friday and she is on her way to recovery. BAck legs were paralysed, trembling really bad, she passed it within 10 hours. The impaction was superworm chitin shelling, undigested too large cricket and lizard litter substrate

Warm soaks, mineral oil/olive oil, under tank heat (this is the only time we use this on bearded dragons) runny baby foods, hydration and good light intensity with UVB stimulates them to help pass it.

Its too long to type out, but you you want to read how they happen, how to avoid them, and if it happens how to help them, here is an article I wrote on it


Impactions
 
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