So I took my 11 month old BCI out tonight to clean her water and check her out before feeding day. I thought we'd hang out for a bit while I studied. However, when I took her out I noticed she has sausage butt AGAIN. This is the second time since I've had her (mid-Feb) and the first time was about 2-3 weeks ago. This is becoming a reoccurring issue and I am a bit concerned. I took her out and she seems uncomfortable, but no hard masses or anything. I soaked her in some lukewarm water for about 10 minutes, dried her and put her back. Last time, this method worked almost instantly. However, this time it has yet to cause her to pass the poo.

I noticed she had a mouthful (might be a slight overstatement) of bedding, I use aspen, the second to last time she ate. So I placed some paper towels down for last weeks feeding and she did not appear to have that issue again. But now she's constipated again. I am thinking that maybe I need I switch her to paper towels or something permanently. In the mean time, is the substrate ingestion the likely culprit and should I just soak her again tomorrow if she hasn't passed it yet?

She managed to push it out last time without too much difficulty, and it was huge! There was also a fair amount of liquid in it. Could she have an underlying condition that is causing this? Her humidity is 52%. Temps are good. I just don't want this to continue to be an issue.

Also, I will not be feeding her until she passes this. The normal feeding day is tomorrow so she's a little on the feisty side.

Anyway, any suggestions would be appreciated.