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Beardie with MBD

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  • 28-07-2007 6:28pm
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    Poppy84
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    Hey after reading up on Metabolic Bone Disease in Bearded Dragons I think the one i am looking after has developed this condition. Its not my pet its a friends of mines and I dont want it to die. Has anyone looked after a lizard with this condition and if so can you give me details on how to make him better?!?!


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    tallus
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    I'd recommend a trip to a vet before you do anything.


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    Our man in Havana
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    Go to a vet - calcium injections may be needed!

    Does the beardie have UV light???? This is ESSENTIAL for reps. I had a bosc with a calcium deficency & he needed 3 injections to help him feel better & to start eating again.


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    Lizard Queen
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    A weak jaw, rubbery limbs and wasting can be signs of mbd, an x-ray can determine if the beardie has mbd, the beardie should have a uv lamp , a course of calcium injections and sometimes vitamin injections can sort them out :)


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    Poppy84
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    the light in the tank says exo terra sun glo its the only light in the tank. ive been doing a lot of reading online and im very confused over the lighting situation now.

    Is this one bulb enough or should there be another one in the tank?


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    tallus
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    Is there a heat source? or does that one bulb serve a dual purpose? Not sure if the beardies are Diurnal or Nocturnal, but if they are diurnal they will need a uv lamp, I know my tortoises need UVB lamp to convert vit D3 to calcium. You will also need to provide a calcium supplement, it's easy enough to scrape some cuttlefish bone with a knife onto the prey items before feeding. How long have you had the beardie? and how much do you know of what kind of care he/she got before coming into your posession? I know in some reptiles that over supplementation of vitamins can produce the same effect as lack of vitamins.
    My 2 cents.


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    Hellrazer
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    Poppy84 wrote:
    the light in the tank says exo terra sun glo its the only light in the tank. ive been doing a lot of reading online and im very confused over the lighting situation now.

    Is this one bulb enough or should there be another one in the tank?

    Exo terra sunglo is a heat only bulb.Hate the way they advertise these things--Quote from exo terra "Broad spectrum daylight lamp for terrariums"

    You really need a uvb lamp preferably 8-10% uvb--if you want one pm me I have one here that you can have for free but you will need to buy a new bulb.The starter unit I have here will take any bulb up to 3 feet.


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    SCI
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    Hellrazer wrote:
    Exo terra sunglo is a heat only bulb.Hate the way they advertise these things--Quote from exo terra "Broad spectrum daylight lamp for terrariums"

    You really need a uvb lamp preferably 8-10% uvb--if you want one pm me I have one here that you can have for free but you will need to buy a new bulb.The starter unit I have here will take any bulb up to 3 feet.

    I agree.They also need to be close to the lizard for it
    to get the benefit.Who sold this lizard without giving
    the correct advice?


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