Not pooping?

mygabriella · 08-09-13, 08:48 AM

Maybe I'm just over reacting.
My savannah is just over 2 feet long. She hasn't pooped in a little over a week. Usually she goes every 2 days. I've been giving her crayfish which is different and freshwater bait fish. Her last poop was poop mixed with crayfish shell.
She has a borrow, 70% humidity, big tub of clean water, basking temp is 148 right now. She's still active and wants to eat all the time. She's looking a little round, not bloated but round. Any ideas? Is this normal?

Starbuck · 08-09-13, 11:03 AM

when i was dealing with an impacted leopard gecko (sand impaction), he was definitely not interested in food; and what little he did eat he regurgitated a few hours later.

I've not kept monitors, so i cant help you there, but i''d offer that you make sure the water is changed daily (and whenever dirty) so that she always can access fresh, clean water to drink, and be extra vigilant to look for signs of feces. I'd also look to see if she is urinating/producing urates with no fecal component. If she continues to act normally, wants to eat, etc, and doesnt continue to look more bloated i would just wait her out. If she becomes lethargic, obviously more bloated, or you see her straining to defecate with no results, you may want to call a vet.

murrindindi · 08-09-13, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mygabriella

Maybe I'm just over reacting.
My savannah is just over 2 feet long. She hasn't pooped in a little over a week. Usually she goes every 2 days. I've been giving her crayfish which is different and freshwater bait fish. Her last poop was poop mixed with crayfish shell.
She has a borrow, 70% humidity, big tub of clean water, basking temp is 148 right now. She's still active and wants to eat all the time. She's looking a little round, not bloated but round. Any ideas? Is this normal?

Hi, can you put a few photos up, particularly in profile (as the animal is walking along), and has ("she"?) been gravid previously?

mygabriella · 08-09-13, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

Hi, can you put a few photos up, particularly in profile (as the animal is walking along), and has ("she"?) been gravid previously?

I'm going to try to post some photos but my phone is tempermental. She's a year old and has never layed eggs but I was wondering if that might be it. Because her belly is round/heavy looking but shes not bloated and she's active and always "starving" hehe.
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mygabriella · 08-09-13, 02:49 PM

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Here's another. It takes like 5-10 mins to upload a pic and then it only lets me do one at a time. Dumb phone

murrindindi · 08-09-13, 03:43 PM

Sorry, it`s not too clear in those shots. If possible can you get a weight measurement, then at least you`ll know if she suddenly increases in mass, which could be a sign of gravidity.

mygabriella · 08-09-13, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

Sorry, it`s not too clear in those shots. If possible can you get a weight measurement, then at least you`ll know if she suddenly increases in mass, which could be a sign of gravidity.

Sorry, she's kind of vicious these days. She attacked my finger the other day. She did it so fast I didn't know what happened! Haha so I can't get a good head on shot.

murrindindi · 08-09-13, 04:44 PM

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Sorry, she's kind of vicious these days. She attacked my finger the other day. She did it so fast I didn't know what happened! Haha so I can't get a good head on shot.

I don`t need a head-on shot, I need to see the monitor in profile (as when walking along/standing still.
Can you get a weight measurement, it doesn`t necessarily mean forced handling? If you can put some food in a small cardboard box/similar inside the enclosure, then when she goes in weigh the monitor and box together then deduct the box weight (simple)!

EDIT: Can you try and get a couple of tailbase pics (again in profile) without the tail resting on anything.

mygabriella · 08-10-13, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

I don`t need a head-on shot, I need to see the monitor in profile (as when walking along/standing still.
Can you get a weight measurement, it doesn`t necessarily mean forced handling? If you can put some food in a small cardboard box/similar inside the enclosure, then when she goes in weigh the monitor and box together then deduct the box weight (simple)!

EDIT: Can you try and get a couple of tailbase pics (again in profile) without the tail resting on anything.

She's at 958 grams. Ill get some pics later

infernalis · 08-10-13, 07:53 AM

Key is, appetite is still going strong. The side profile looks decent (no severe bloating that I could see)

The thing about pooping is that poop is waste, meaning it is the undigested remains of food that our bodies did not use.

The frequency of pooping will depend on a couple factors, diet and environment.

If the diet consist of items that leave a lot of bulk waste behind. (exoskeletons and shells) the animal will poop more frequently than say if it ate worms for a week. That food item leaves very little by product (and what it does leave is nasty)

The environment plays a role too, if the animal is operating at peak metabolism, it will extract maximum matter from its food during digestion. (why reptiles bask after eating)

In a nutshell, I don't really hold a schedule as to when mine go potty, it happens at completely random times, completely random frequency too. Sometimes they crap every day, sometimes I don't see a turd for a week.

mygabriella · 08-10-13, 10:54 AM

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Here's one. She looks gigantic :-/

mygabriella · 08-10-13, 11:07 AM

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Here's another. She looks so fat!! She doesn't look like this when she poops.

murrindindi · 08-10-13, 01:18 PM

Again, you need to watch for any noticeable weight gain over the next couple of weeks, I recommend weighing the monitor every 2 or 3 days for the time being.
The last pic would have been a little better if the tailbase was showing, did you crop the pic to cut that part out, if yes, can you put it back?

mygabriella · 08-10-13, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

Again, you need to watch for any noticeable weight gain over the next couple of weeks, I recommend weighing the monitor every 2 or 3 days for the time being.
The last pic would have been a little better if the tailbase was showing, did you crop the pic to cut that part out, if yes, can you put it back?

That is how I took the photo. Here's one more. Ill keep weighing her
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mygabriella · 08-10-13, 04:35 PM

Good news! Zazu took a poop and she pretty much deflated lol