CindersTale
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I have a female bearded dragon whos head has recently been shaking/twitching. It mainly occurs when i hold her or have her out of her cage but ive seen a few times when it happens in her cage too and im afraid this is the early stages of MBD. These spasms arent constant they are very on/off..
Today i put some calcium supplement in her water (flukers liquid calcium) and offered her salad dusted with calcium powder but she isnt wanting to eat. Basking normally with her mouth open, doesnt seem extremely lethargic but a definitely less active than usual and her appetite is pretty much gone. Shes had eggs before but i dont know if shes eggbound right now, i dont feel any lumps in her stomach.
I also own a male beardie whos 3 years old, same food/heat/cage situation and he isnt showing any signs of this.
A few days ago when i noticed her change i bought a Reptisun 10.0 24watt UVB florescent tube and removed the screen lid so she can get full access to it. I also have a 10.0 13watt reptisun UVB coil bulb on her cage too in hopes more uvb light would help reverse it. Shes only ever had the coil bulb for the past two years but after research i obviously changed it when i noticed her shakes which have only been happening for a few days MAYBE a week at most. I dont know if im doing all that is possible to reverse this which is why im posting here in hopes someone can give me direction in helping her.. Ive been stuggling with finances and this is really hard for me since im not sure i can afford to get blood work done and take her to a vet, but i will if its absolutely necessary.
Some more details:
How old: Just over 2 years
Cage size: 40 gallon breeder
Heat: 95 in basking, 88 on floor, and 81 on the cool side. Measured with digital thermometer
White day zilla day light and purple/black night light. Her basking area lets her get within 6 inches of ubv bulbs/heat.
Food: Kale, Yellow squash, mustard greens, Superworms, Crickets, Green beans.
Edit: Shes also been alot paler recently which could be shedding, but just incase i thought i should mention it.
Thank you so much.
Today i put some calcium supplement in her water (flukers liquid calcium) and offered her salad dusted with calcium powder but she isnt wanting to eat. Basking normally with her mouth open, doesnt seem extremely lethargic but a definitely less active than usual and her appetite is pretty much gone. Shes had eggs before but i dont know if shes eggbound right now, i dont feel any lumps in her stomach.
I also own a male beardie whos 3 years old, same food/heat/cage situation and he isnt showing any signs of this.
A few days ago when i noticed her change i bought a Reptisun 10.0 24watt UVB florescent tube and removed the screen lid so she can get full access to it. I also have a 10.0 13watt reptisun UVB coil bulb on her cage too in hopes more uvb light would help reverse it. Shes only ever had the coil bulb for the past two years but after research i obviously changed it when i noticed her shakes which have only been happening for a few days MAYBE a week at most. I dont know if im doing all that is possible to reverse this which is why im posting here in hopes someone can give me direction in helping her.. Ive been stuggling with finances and this is really hard for me since im not sure i can afford to get blood work done and take her to a vet, but i will if its absolutely necessary.
Some more details:
How old: Just over 2 years
Cage size: 40 gallon breeder
Heat: 95 in basking, 88 on floor, and 81 on the cool side. Measured with digital thermometer
White day zilla day light and purple/black night light. Her basking area lets her get within 6 inches of ubv bulbs/heat.
Food: Kale, Yellow squash, mustard greens, Superworms, Crickets, Green beans.
Edit: Shes also been alot paler recently which could be shedding, but just incase i thought i should mention it.
Thank you so much.