Mobility-Friendly Decor for MBD Adult

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Katiki

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I recently ended up adopting a 1.5y/o Bearded Dragon with MBD. I've gotten a lot of advice with handling it and helping to see if he can somewhat grow out of it still, but I needed some decor advice in the meantime because he's struggling with his enclosure. I've only had him for 2 days, so I haven't had a chance to really pick up anything else besides food and do a lot of research. I want him to be comfortable while I try to help him.

The person I got him from gave me all his previous supplies/decor/lights/tank/etc. He was previously on sand, but I have him on paper towels currently and have some slate tiles of my own that I've put in a couple in to see how he reacts to them, since she said he dislikes tile due to his MBD making him slide around on it. He's in a 40gal still but I'll be upsizing it as soon as I can afford it within the next few weeks.

What I wanted to know is, does anyone know of any very MBD-friendly decor, or have any DIY decor ideas?
I've attached a picture of how I set up his enclosure with the decor I was given, but he seems to have an extremely hard time climbing and sometimes falls almost backwards, so I want him to bask but I'm scared putting anything up too high.

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I'm guessing it might be best to have some very gradual ramps up to his basking spot, maybe some sort of just basking shelf? I haven't seen anything like that online except for DIY stuff though, and I'm not entirely sure what to make DIY decor out of. I do have some spare reptile carpet to use for crafting.

I'd appreciate any tips or advice!
 

AHBD

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Poor little guy, nice of you to give him a good home + make his life easier. :) You could make a wide ramp [ about 4-6" ] out of a piece of untreated wood from a home improvement store and cover it with textured non adhesive shelf liner that he can grip. Lean that against his cave and it should work out O.K..

Another option for a disabled dragon is a rolled up towel that he can climb up on.
 

CliffsMom

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A gradual ramp with felt, burlap or very low pile carpet. Normally I'm not a fan of carpet but in this case you want it to catch his claws juuust a little. My girl has a cat scratch triangle she loves so much she panics and gets dark when I take it out to wash! The carpet is made not to catch cat claws so it's very flat. My blind boy has a burlap ramp with a "fence:" I put one side against the wall and on the other I glued a wine cork every inch or so (something with a wide flat base was easier than popsicle sticks or something). I don't know if cork is strong enough to hold your guy if he fell, but it gives Stevie a nudge so he knows where he is.
 
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