https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/12507/bearded-dragon-with-rectal-prolapse I have a client with a 2 year old bearded dragon which is apparently in good general health but has exhibited faecal tenesmus, haematochezia, and rectal prolapse on a number of occasions over the last 2 months. I have not witnessed the prolapse but theen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/69755?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:53:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c3171607-ca1f-4894-88ec-be13dfd54ac7Mark Rowland<p>Hello Stuart,</p> <p>Although the owner may be confident about her setup, It is always a good idea to get them to let you know the basking, temp, the cool end temp, the night time temp, what provision of UV light there is, what strength UV bulb, when it was last changed and its distance from the ground. Was the faecal sample a fresh one or did you send it off? If the latter, was the lab used to looking for beardie parasites. If it was not fresh then flagellates could be missed, you need to be sure they didnt see any coccidia.</p> <p>Bloods and xrays may be indicated if everything else is normal. What sex is this dragon?</p> <p>I would check a faecal sample in house if possible and look for flagellates under high power, xrays may indicate a reproductively active female (post the rads if you wish). Bloods may be indicated to rule out renal disease (the kidneys sit within the pelvis and any swelling will put pressure on the colon causing constipation). Get someone in the practice with a smartphone to download my app for a video on how to blood sample a beardie.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Hope that gets you started</p> <p>Goodluck</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>