Impaction: be concerned or not?

[elly]

My White's, Bonk (probably) hasn't pooped for over a week. How concerned should I be? When does impaction become a serious problem? I'm wondering if I need to try to give him another warm bath even though it's stressful for him. Day before yesterday I gave him a warm bath with a little pedialyte. In the morning, there was something in the water dish, but it looked far more like a bunch of shed skin that somehow rolled into a loose ball. He has been more or less accepting food every two days, but will no longer tong feed. There's nothing in his cage that could have caused impaction, but he's had some crickets that were probably a bit too large. Also the temperature has been a bit low. 70-75, sometimes up to 77. Humidity has hovered at 60%. In general he's not calling, is shyer than usual and doesn't seem like himself. (((Note: I can't make proper spaces with this computer and it's driving me crazy.)))

[irThumper]

Wish I had an answer for you on this one :/ My frogs aren't going as much as I know these guys can go either, don't know if that's from the medication or the fact I'm feeding them smaller crickets or what. A lot of time they'll go in the water dish and then I can't tell how much they've actually gone, and sometimes it's just still a watery mess of stuff. I haven't found any jelly poo at all lately (*knock on wood*) though, so I'm hoping the medicine is helping with intestinal irritation at any rate. Humidity sounds ok, 70 is definitely on the low side. I like my guys preferably around 75 F at night and 77-80 F during the day.

I wonder if there is anything that can be given for constipation... extra virgin organic coconut oil in a wax worm maybe?? I put some of that on sHEila's prolapse and he was fine, it helped lube him and keep the membrane from drying out (the sugar helped retract the prolapse but I think the oil did help), I just don't know how it would be inside the frog...

[elly]

still nothing.

[irThumper]

still nothing.

I'm sorry... This sounds weird but, praying for poo!

[elly]

Heh, thanks. I'm just concerned because I've heard that if frogs eat before hibernation the food can ferment in their stomach and kill them. I'm not planning on hibernating mine, of course, but you see why I'm worried. I think I'll try another warm bath tonight.

[irThumper]

Heh, thanks. I'm just concerned because I've heard that if frogs eat before hibernation the food can ferment in their stomach and kill them. I'm not planning on hibernating mine, of course, but you see why I'm worried. I think I'll try another warm bath tonight.

Yikes! That's something I didn't know Hope the bath helps!