Bruised Beardie? (New and worried Dragon mom)

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TPhillips88

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I know this has been posted before, but my beardie appears to have a bruised forefoot. She's favoring it and pulls it away from me when I try to see it. I haven't touched it since and only noticed it today. She's running a Zilla UVB lamp on a screen top in a 10 gallon tank and she's maybe 2/3 months old. I got her about a month ago.

I'll attach some pictures below.

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipN0CDiuMIs-tiU_uztUvgn7hal7GEmBGD0Vu-Tg
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPsQpDLVhJtiqi_vCzGObopF9iO8ReKlq-6Z1WM
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMkiOhvPxpMhg4T967YHeBZcZImQBeJ9pD8oWuw
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPN-Zs-ND5hQNIH3Rn9qrlUK6WxL-e6TlLeBMfu

I'm really worried about her. She's out and basking and actively chases down food and her poops are normal, but that foot worries me to no end.

Please help!
 

Drache613

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Hello,

Sorry I am unable to view pictures with the google link. You can try uploading the pictures
to this photo gallery/image gallery here to copy/paste the URL or IMG here.
Did your dragon fall & is the foot swollen at all?
The Zilla tube bulb is not very strong & since it's on top of the screen it wont provide nearly
enough UVB emissions. For now, you can mount the UVB tube underneath of the screen to
a distance of 6-8 inches from her.
I highly recommend getting her into a 30 gallon minimum for now, so you can get a stronger
UVB tube. The Reptisun 10 T5 or the Arcadia D3 12% or 14% T5 tube bulbs are both great.
You will need to purchase a high output (T5) light fixture. The lights are well worth it too.
They will give her a much higher UVB exposure rate than the Zilla.
She may not be absorbing her calcium very well without proper UVB exposure.
Do you supplement calcium regularly?
I am glad to hear she is up & basking as well as eating, too. So she doesn't act like she is
in any pain, no black beard, etc?

Tracie
 
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