Systemerror
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Hi all so my my Blue Tegu had had issues pooping for quite sometime now. I actually thought it was due to impaction and got him over to the vet. Vet took some x-rays and noticed no impaction but expressed his concern for the bone fractures he saw. Ended up being something with his bulb and it being to bright so he/she generally disliked basking. Swapped the bulb and noticed they became more active and not so sluggish.
But the butt issues are persisting. While he was at the vet he didn't poop so the vet couldn't see what I was talking about. I'm not sure how worried I should be of this since its honestly been going on for months now and we'll they seem to be doing fine otherwise. For all I know this is just generally how they poop?
Little insight. I feed em ground turkey/eggs regularly with pinkies every now and then. He will not eat veggies unless I mash them in with the ground turkey.
Might anyone know whats going on here maybe? I'll add some pictures. The pink part typically ALWAYS goes back in at some point it just may take 10 minutes or so after they've pooped. I mainly worry because while its out they'll drag it around on the substrate, rocks, bedding etc and it'll get clumped with all the substrate making it really dirty. I typically give them baths to wash it and make sure it stays moist and not dry however even after a 20 minute bath it might still not have receded and if I put em right back in the enclosure it'll get clumped again immediately. Again I don't know how detrimental it is to their health. Ive debated swapping out all the substrate and just using towels if this is generally his life and might cause issues down the road. I appreciate any and all insight!
But the butt issues are persisting. While he was at the vet he didn't poop so the vet couldn't see what I was talking about. I'm not sure how worried I should be of this since its honestly been going on for months now and we'll they seem to be doing fine otherwise. For all I know this is just generally how they poop?
Little insight. I feed em ground turkey/eggs regularly with pinkies every now and then. He will not eat veggies unless I mash them in with the ground turkey.
Might anyone know whats going on here maybe? I'll add some pictures. The pink part typically ALWAYS goes back in at some point it just may take 10 minutes or so after they've pooped. I mainly worry because while its out they'll drag it around on the substrate, rocks, bedding etc and it'll get clumped with all the substrate making it really dirty. I typically give them baths to wash it and make sure it stays moist and not dry however even after a 20 minute bath it might still not have receded and if I put em right back in the enclosure it'll get clumped again immediately. Again I don't know how detrimental it is to their health. Ive debated swapping out all the substrate and just using towels if this is generally his life and might cause issues down the road. I appreciate any and all insight!