NicoleVanUnen
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I need help. Im a first time beardie owner. Ive always wanted one and saw a free ad on fb. The poor little guy was living in a tiny tank with no uvb light. The people we got him from had bought him at petco where they sold them a starter tank with no uv light and sand as substrate. So he had gotten a few impactions and somehow got tail end got which had healed before we got him. At first his back legs didnt work well but im wondering if thats due to the tiny tank. Hes now in a 50 gallon. His legs are working great now. But his back is like an s shape which i think is getting worse but im not sure. I don't understand because im feeding him correctly. His tank temps are perfect. I dust his insects with calcium and d3. I had bought retisun 10.0 light bars for all the way across his tank to provide uvb. I was then told thats not strong enough so a couple days ago the 100 watt mega ray murcury vapor lamp and bulb arrived. He hates it!! It's Only heating his basking spot to 85-90 so I've tried adding a small heat lamp to get the temp correct. Either way he hates the light. I don't know what to do at this point. Being a first time owner i don't know how they should act but he isn't very active. He sleeps or just rests all the time unless he is eating. I don't think he's eating enough either. I'd love to post pics but not sure how.