ElusiveToaster
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I got a bearded dragon about 2 months back and the past couple of weeks I've noticed his movement has been very strange. He seemed to go limp when I handled him (and didn't do this prior), I'm not sure if it's related but it was the first thing I noticed. Then I noticed his moving was very clumsy. It's hard to describe but his legs seemed almost like they were spasming when he was moving? At this point he seems to be dragging his back legs so I'm getting worried. About 4 days ago he also seemed to start avoiding the UVB, staying on the hot side of the vivarium but away from the UVB. I've since moved the log which he usually basks on as I figured it might be too close to the light, but he still hasn't been basking on the log.
He eats plenty of locusts which I dust with calcium and vitamins, and he poops once a day. Can a beardie poop regularly and still be impacted or can I rule that out? The only eating problem he does have is vegetables. He doesn't seem to have much interest in eating vegetables but I place veggies in his vivarium daily anyway.
Also linked a couple of pictures. I wasn't able to get any videos of his movement but you can still see the way his back legs are positioned strangely. The UVB is an Arcadia Pro T5 UVB Desert 12%. Basking lamp is just a habistat basking spot lamp. Temps are usually around 95
He eats plenty of locusts which I dust with calcium and vitamins, and he poops once a day. Can a beardie poop regularly and still be impacted or can I rule that out? The only eating problem he does have is vegetables. He doesn't seem to have much interest in eating vegetables but I place veggies in his vivarium daily anyway.
Also linked a couple of pictures. I wasn't able to get any videos of his movement but you can still see the way his back legs are positioned strangely. The UVB is an Arcadia Pro T5 UVB Desert 12%. Basking lamp is just a habistat basking spot lamp. Temps are usually around 95