Today when I got home from running errands, I came in to feed my five month old male bearded dragon, Ash, and he was laying on his basking spot normally, except I noticed that both front legs were laying back against his sides.
I fed him crickets and he went after them, but was only using his back legs. So part of his neck and stomach were dragging against the ground while running because he wasn't using his front legs for support at all.
He doesn't look like he's in pain. But he only ended up eating 3-4 crickets which is much less than normal. He hasn't taken any more crickets today or eaten his salad. In fact, the crickets are crawling all around him and even on him, and he doesn't try to eat them. He will sometimes try and shake them off if on him. He has made a couple slight movements with both front legs, but they're quite limp.
He is alert and looking around like normal, but less active. His coloration is good and normal. He looks healthy.
I have been feeding him the proper amounts, but I do not think he is quite as large as he should be.
He has a spiral uvb bulb and a 100 watt basking bulb about 12" above his basking spot.
I have been dusting his crickets and salads with calcium with d3. I give him salad 2-3 times/week, dusting with calcium every time. I have been dusting his crickets about once a week. This is what the breeder instructed me to do, but now I'm worried that maybe wasn't enough?
He has had no prior symptoms of any health issues or calcium deficiency until today.
I went and got some liquid calcium to add to his water but have not yet seen him drink it. He will not let me hand feed him salad or crickets.
Any ideas??? I'm so so worried about my sweet little guy. I don't know what to do.
Thanks so much for your help.
I fed him crickets and he went after them, but was only using his back legs. So part of his neck and stomach were dragging against the ground while running because he wasn't using his front legs for support at all.
He doesn't look like he's in pain. But he only ended up eating 3-4 crickets which is much less than normal. He hasn't taken any more crickets today or eaten his salad. In fact, the crickets are crawling all around him and even on him, and he doesn't try to eat them. He will sometimes try and shake them off if on him. He has made a couple slight movements with both front legs, but they're quite limp.
He is alert and looking around like normal, but less active. His coloration is good and normal. He looks healthy.
I have been feeding him the proper amounts, but I do not think he is quite as large as he should be.
He has a spiral uvb bulb and a 100 watt basking bulb about 12" above his basking spot.
I have been dusting his crickets and salads with calcium with d3. I give him salad 2-3 times/week, dusting with calcium every time. I have been dusting his crickets about once a week. This is what the breeder instructed me to do, but now I'm worried that maybe wasn't enough?
He has had no prior symptoms of any health issues or calcium deficiency until today.
I went and got some liquid calcium to add to his water but have not yet seen him drink it. He will not let me hand feed him salad or crickets.
Any ideas??? I'm so so worried about my sweet little guy. I don't know what to do.
Thanks so much for your help.