Please Help my Ornate! Not pooping :(

[artes]

Sounds like a good sign. Keep it up!

[guppygal]

Poor lil thang - I betcha this is the ONE time you could scare the poop out of it ~

keep us posted -
kristi

[Sprout]

Hi guys, thanks for all your help and good wishes

He still hasn't passed but the lump seems to have moved down towards his bum and is still squishy. He seems to be trying to push it out also by twisting his back legs in a similar motion to shedding. Spends most of his time in his water bowl and I have been regularly soaking him with the honey solution and massaging his side.

Still quite worried that it hasn't passed yet, it feels huge.Poor ol' frog.

[John]

Is he still eating for you? It's possible he'll pass it on his own, but if he starts to go off food you need to get him to a vet. I doubt the honey will do any good but I don't see the harm in trying. Be careful if you are massaging him. Aside from his skull, he has very little real bone in his body, so massaging him can do him more harm than good.

[Sprout]

Oh no! I hope I haven't been hurting him more
Thanks so much for your response, I have been ringing around vets this morning to see if there is anyone who can help him. He last ate about three days ago, has been snapping at locusts but then gives up on trying to eat them. Crickets and worms are being completely refused!

[artes]

As long as you were massaging gently, its fine. The reason honey helps is because too much sugar helps most people go to the bathroom.

[Sprout]

Hi,
Saw the exotic vet today. I was advised to continue with the soaks and given some liquid laxatives for him. I've given him a dose today, took a while to get him to open his mouth and the poor little guy hated the taste!

He seems more perky now though despite the trauma!