i would hazard the guess that ...

Posted by iZ's mom on May 23, 2002 at 21:23:36:

In Reply to: iguana freaking out posted by j-rod on May 23, 2002 at 16:37:29:

he's in *pain* ... going once a week doesn't sound very good/healthy ... i'd wonder if he's not holding it for too long ~ to the point where it's too painful to hold back any more ~ and then of course, the longer you avoid defecating, the larger + harder said feces would become ~ so it'd hurt coming out as well ... sounds like maybe his tummy's cramping up before, during + after ... !?

if he hasn't had a check-up recently, that *IS* the place to start ~ a good ig-vet! take a fresh poo sample as well to have it checked for parasites ...

but like J said ~ more details would help us brain-storm ~ diet, housing, etc ...

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