Constipation in mandarin salamanders

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What are the symptoms and treatments? I think that would explain Abes swelling but have no idea how to help him.
 
Have you a photo of him Shonagh? What is his vivarium like?
 
I don't have a current photograph, no.

His set up is like the tank pictured. It has a small bowl for him to bathe, four hides, a patch of fake grass and a food bowl.
 

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Anyone any ideas how I can help?
 
I'm bumping this up as it's fairly urgent. I go away tomorrow, none of the vets around here are "exotic animal" orientated so they wouldn't be very useful.

ANY tips on how I can help Abe would be appreciated.
 
When people complain about constipation in newts/sals, it's usually that the animal has ingested a rock, or the animal happens to be fat and hasn't pooped recently, or the animal is bloated. None of these are really constipation. And if it is constipation, I don't know of anything you could do other than keeping the animal on moist substrate (as usual) and wait for things to pass.

What has been his diet? Is Abe housed by himself, or with others?
 
By himself, on moist potting compost. He's predominantly been eating earthworms I've dug up out of our garden for - we never treat the soil with anything as we have cats.
 
Are you sure he's constipated ?, what sort of swelling is it an all over swelling or a bulge to one side ?.
 
Sorry, I've been visiting relatives and haven't looked on here until now.

The day we went away I checked Abe and his swelling had subsided. He's now back to his normal size and ate an earthworm about the same length as him a couple of days ago.

Thanks for your help! :)
 
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