Baby Bearded dragons not using front legs

Lieyze · Feb 15, 2018

AHBD":1uu1p331 said:
Poor little sweetie. If it's warm + sunny where you live you can take him out + set him in the sun [ in the grass ] Be sure to use a good calcium powder on his food, too.

I wish i could its only 56 degrees outside, to cold for the beardie, but he has calcium and proper uvb bulbs in, thank you for the reply! hope i can bring a great update soon.

Lieyze · Feb 15, 2018

CooperDragon":2pterjc3 said:
He looks active which is good. I don't like how at least the front right arm is flopping around though. It could be a muscular problem or perhaps early MBD. He's so young that if that's the case I think a high powered UVB light combined with proper calcium supplementation on his bugs will fix that. It could be a neurological issue which could be tougher to determine. It might be worth having an atadenovirus test done, especially since you have another dragon and that is contagious. Just wash your hands well before and after handling and that should minimize risk of transmission though.

i've doing my best not to contaminate eachother, once i get done handling one, I wash hands for about 2 minutes and handle the other, as well as my girlfriend, so i hope that keeps contamination down.

Lieyze · Feb 15, 2018

Drache613":2ohih82f said:
Hello,

Oh I agree, that is definitely a calcium issue. As suggested, he will need a stronger UVB light
to help him out in this case. It will need to be at a distance of 10 or so inches from him if you
do get a T5 high output tube.
Which calcium are you using right now?
If he can't climb well you may want to consider lowering his basking spot for awhile until he
can get around better.
Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie

I'm about to post an update video, since it has been about 24 hours now, letting yall see how he is doing. and i am currently using flukers repta calcium , and hes moving around fine, going up and down the basking area but i will do my best.

Drache613 · Feb 18, 2018

Hello,

Has he started using his front legs yet? I hope he is starting to improve, it may take some time.
Keep us posted on his progress.
The repta calcium should be fine, used once daily, 5 times per week.

Tracie

UncleGael · Feb 18, 2018

I will bet money this is neuro and not strictly vitamin related. I'm not saying it can't be both, but I will almost guarantee it's a neruo issue. Likely poor genetics and poor nutrition in the mother, which is all too common from pet store dragons. Even proper UVB and supplementation will be unlikely to change much in the long run. If the dragon makes it through adolescence it will still likely be crippled for life.

AHBD · Feb 19, 2018

So you say he's getting around better already with the new uvb bulb and calcium supplementation ? If so, that's great ! Please do post a new video when you get the time .

Drache613 · Feb 19, 2018

Hello,

Have you been able to get a video of him yet, to upload so we can see his posture?
How is he doing today, I hope he has gotten a little better. Keep us posted on him.

Tracie

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