tlpiorkowski
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Background:
1.) 2 yrs old bearded dragon - we think male
2.) 40 gallon tank with T8 lamp inside the tank (changed every 6 months), CHE and Heat lamp on top to maintain warm side mid 90's during day, mid 70's at night
3.) Substrate was shredded coconut husks (approximately for 6 months, with carpet previously) but removed for carpet now.
4.) Feed - green salad of either turnip/mustard/collard greens topped with zucchini/yellow squash/bell peppers daily, with 5-10 crickets dusted with calcium or 3-5 superworms daily. Last 3 weeks exclusively superworms.
5.) Bowl water in enclosure changed daily.
6.) Eating habits - loves his insects but will still eat the greens, so no eating issues.
7.) Tolerates baths fine, will walk around the tub when in it.
Problem is that within the last 1.5 months I've noticed him getting wobbly on his legs. Started VERY mild but has gotten progressively worse. He still likes to climb on me and ride on my shoulder, chase after food but last few weeks he has been laying with his legs in odd angles. A week ago I took him to the vet, she said that it could be low calcium so she gave him a Vitamin A/D/Calcium shot, did an x-ray to confirm no impaction or in case we were wrong and it was a female was egg-bound. Everything looked good, healthy weight, mouth clear, vent clean, color not bright due to shedding, but otherwise looked and acts healthy. Told me to take him home and watch for a couple weeks, up his calcium powder by sprinkling on greens and superworms and watch for a couple weeks. I'm concerned and do not know what to do. Ideas on other things to check or do? Not noticing improvement yet, but is it too early to see that?
1.) 2 yrs old bearded dragon - we think male
2.) 40 gallon tank with T8 lamp inside the tank (changed every 6 months), CHE and Heat lamp on top to maintain warm side mid 90's during day, mid 70's at night
3.) Substrate was shredded coconut husks (approximately for 6 months, with carpet previously) but removed for carpet now.
4.) Feed - green salad of either turnip/mustard/collard greens topped with zucchini/yellow squash/bell peppers daily, with 5-10 crickets dusted with calcium or 3-5 superworms daily. Last 3 weeks exclusively superworms.
5.) Bowl water in enclosure changed daily.
6.) Eating habits - loves his insects but will still eat the greens, so no eating issues.
7.) Tolerates baths fine, will walk around the tub when in it.
Problem is that within the last 1.5 months I've noticed him getting wobbly on his legs. Started VERY mild but has gotten progressively worse. He still likes to climb on me and ride on my shoulder, chase after food but last few weeks he has been laying with his legs in odd angles. A week ago I took him to the vet, she said that it could be low calcium so she gave him a Vitamin A/D/Calcium shot, did an x-ray to confirm no impaction or in case we were wrong and it was a female was egg-bound. Everything looked good, healthy weight, mouth clear, vent clean, color not bright due to shedding, but otherwise looked and acts healthy. Told me to take him home and watch for a couple weeks, up his calcium powder by sprinkling on greens and superworms and watch for a couple weeks. I'm concerned and do not know what to do. Ideas on other things to check or do? Not noticing improvement yet, but is it too early to see that?