Hi guys. I'm in a pickle right now. I have a 8 month beardie named waffles and had him for about 3 months. Recently, he has been using his back legs less and less and twitching. Also, the second half of his tail is light and the top half is dark. The light side is squishy while the dark side is hard. Is there any reason why his tail could be lighter then the other half? I feed him super worms, fly larvae and Dubai's with calcium every morning followed by greens at night. He's usually in his tank for half of the day and in the sun for the other half in sun and heat.
Bearded dragon tail different colors and leg twitching
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It sounds like he isn't doing so well. Can you post some photos of him? You can upload photos here https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ and post them to your thread using the XIMG button.
When you have him out in the sun, do you have him outdoors or is he getting sun through a window? He may not be getting enough UVB. What do you have in place for a UVB light?
When you have him out in the sun, do you have him outdoors or is he getting sun through a window? He may not be getting enough UVB. What do you have in place for a UVB light?
OK the natural sun along with the T5 should be sufficient. How far above the basking area do you have the T5 set up? Is there anything between the light bulb and the basking area like mesh? The combination of light and diet should have him in good shape so may not be MBD. If you can get some videos of his leg twitch that may be helpful too. You can upload those to a host like vimeo or youtube and post the link here.
The tail is certainly damaged. I would take regular photos and compare to see if the shriveled area is moving up the tail. If it is, it is likely infected and will need medical attention. I think a vet visit is warranted either way since so much of the tail is affected.
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