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Baby bearded dragon... We've had him a day and a half and no poop. Is this normal?

Asked by poofandmook (17320points) August 26th, 2012 from iPhone

There is SO MUCH varied information on the Internet for these little guys. We bought him Friday evening, fed him half a dozen tiny crickets (within the between-the-eyes rule), gave him a few hours of basking, and then the night black light.

Now, admittedly, we did have sand and pellet bedding the first night. After reading how bad it is, I immediately got rid of it and lined the bottom with black felt (figured it would absorb the heat well). Basking temp was 90–100 all day, ate 12–14 crickets and a tiny amount of green bean slices. Misted 3 times. Still, no poop.

I’m going to do the warm bath thing in the morning, but I wanted to know if it’s too early to worry yet. Some people have said that the new environment could stall pooping a couple of days, but most say 1–2 times a day.

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