u/blyatboy

Hello. My plec (a roughly 8 year old stunted L001 rescue) refused food last night.

I checked from the side and he looks a little more bloated than usual:

Managed to get a good look at his anus and looks like there are some visible contractions going on:

At one point, a short poop shot out pretty quickly (I didn’t get this on video).

He was eating and doing just fine the day before (had a small piece of blanched zucchini).

I did a 50% water change earlier yesterday, nitrates are around 10 PPM and nitrite/ammonia are at 0.

Today, I gave him a brief Epsom salt bath and fasted him. He seems to have produced a tiny bit of poop since, all very thick and dark in color.

Does this look like constipation to you guys? Or something more serious? Any ideas?