Poop Problems

To-To

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Every once in a while while im feeding To-To he starts to poop, i go and get ready to get a paper towel and then the poop is, just not there!

so one time i noticed him to start pooping and watched him, after a few seconds of pushing poop out, he quit and it went back inside of his cloaka
 

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Have you seen poop recently, or do you think he may be blocked?
 

To-To

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well he hasnt pooped recently, he just tries to poop then stops idk what could be blocking him, he may sniff and try to eat anything (i end up stopping him) but he doesnt take a liking for substrate
 

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Once a week in warmish water for 30 minutes

if he feels extra dry or is shedding a bunch of skin i will soak him 10 more minutes
 

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He should be soaked everyday for baby and every other day till about 3 i think he might be dehydrated
 

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My soaking can go from 30 min to 45 normally. Now if my king wants to he will sit in his water for a few hours. He's only done that once or twice.
 

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ive tried the soaking suggestions, he has attempted to poop again but failed, then for some reason stopped eating, although it wasnt to bad since he only had a little bit of food left

also, ive never seen To-To willingly go into his water dish, next to sleep by it
 

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If this continues and the warm baths don't help it is probably wise to seek the help of a specialist vet.
Tidgy got blocked once and I got dead worried, but after about 5 or 6 days it all came out- couldn't believe how much there was!
Ok since so hopefully this is just a one off.
 

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