Curve In 4 Month old Beardies Spine

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lennon23

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I have a four month old beardie. I just took him to the vet to get an x ray because he sprained his arm. The vet told me everything was good and it’s fine. Well a day later I noticed that he was forming a curve in his back. He will sometimes straighten out but most of the time he stays curled. I have the ReptiSun T8 10.0 (7 inches from him with no mesh in between) and i dusted his dubais with calcium, calcium D3, and multivitamins. He is still very active and eats every meal but I have no idea what it could be.


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KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
Is there a cover over the bulb on the fixture- distance and placement is good
Karrie
 

lennon23

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No, I removed the plastic that was on the hood for the build. Yes the placement is good and so is the distance is also good. He lays under it and it’s about 7 inches above him.
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
I am wondering if this is genetic -- where did you get him from ? We need TracieDrache613 to look at him - shes our vet tech mod---
Karrie
 

lennon23

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KarrieRee said:
I am wondering if this is genetic -- where did you get him from ? We need TracieDrache613 to look at him - shes our vet tech mod---

That could be true. I got him from the DFW Reptarium (in Dallas, Texas) How should I contact her?
 

Claudiusx

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Hi there,

How long have you had the little guy?

He really would have needed to be without proper UV and supplementation for most of his life for the spine twisting to be MBD related I'd say.

It's more likely it's muscular and neurological, not MBD or bone related.

-Brandon
 

lennon23

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Claudiusx":21om09wv said:
Hi there,

How long have you had the little guy?

He really would have needed to be without proper UV and supplementation for most of his life for the spine twisting to be MBD related I'd say.

It's more likely it's muscular and neurological, not MBD or bone related.

-Brandon



Hi,

I have had him for about 3 months, that’s why I didn’t think it was MBD because I have given him everything he needs to be healthy. So what do you think caused the muscular and neurological issues? How would I treat that? I just don’t want him to be in pain.
 

Drache613

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Hello,

That is quite odd! It just developed practically overnight?
Did you possibly feed him too large of a prey item to have impacted him? That can cause
a curve in the back also. Could he have fallen or hurt himself?
Also, genetics can be a contributing factor as well.
Can you post a few more pictures of up close so I can see his hands/feet, toes, etc?
What type of gutload do you feed the dubias prior to feeding him? How often are you
using the various calciums, once daily, or more & how many days per week?

Tracie
 

lennon23

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Drache613":206qegpp said:
Hello,

That is quite odd! It just developed practically overnight?
Did you possibly feed him too large of a prey item to have impacted him? That can cause
a curve in the back also. Could he have fallen or hurt himself?
Also, genetics can be a contributing factor as well.
Can you post a few more pictures of up close so I can see his hands/feet, toes, etc?
What type of gutload do you feed the dubias prior to feeding him? How often are you
using the various calciums, once daily, or more & how many days per week?

Tracie


Yes it practically did! I’m not sure how he sprained his left arm but the vet never said anything about his back. I’ve been giving him Metacam for the pain.
I don’t think he is impacted because I only feed him bugs the smaller than between his eyes and he uses the bathroom twice a day.
I gutload the dubias with collard greens or mustard greens since my beardie doesn’t eat those himself. I dust them 1-2 times a day 7 days a week.

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His left arm is the sprained one.
 

Drache613

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Hello,

How is his back doing today?
Is he using his left arm more often now?
Ok, let's cut down on the dusting some, in case he might be getting too much calcium,
which can happen. Try dusting just once daily, 4-5 days per week. Let's see if that helps
out some. Does the metacam seem to be helping his pain?

Tracie
 

lennon23

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Drache613 said:
Hello,

How is his back doing today?
Is he using his left arm more often now?
Ok, let's cut down on the dusting some, in case he might be getting too much calcium,
which can happen. Try dusting just once daily, 4-5 days per week. Let's see if that helps
out some. Does the metacam seem to be helping his pain?

Tracie[/quot

His back is still in the same condition. No he is not and sometimes he will ever fall off his branches because he can’t hold on so I am making something more safe and easier for him. Okay I will definitely do that. Yes I think the medicine is helping.
 
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