Recent content by MBrown

Sorry to take a while to respond. Before the vet visit, Jo was fairly interested in sweet potato baby food, so I’m going to try pushing that more and reintroducing solid foods. He really likes blackberries, so I may try to occasionally mash those up on top of spoon feeding baby food to...

Hi, thank you for asking about Jo. He finally pooped a few days ago, but he’s returned to being lethargic since then and refusing food again. He’s moving his legs more, but still not putting a lot of weight on them. I realized on Wednesday that it’s been only a week, so maybe I was overly...

I definitely can do that. I’ve been letting him sit in the sun through an open window (with just a screen) every day as well. I felt so pressured at the vet when she suggested the enema; I was pretty hesitant because it seemed very drastic. I was only bringing him in for a fluid injection to...

Thanks for letting me know, I’ll move the bulb back up after work and find a better middle ground. If you can see in the photo, there is a second hook that the cord is fed through. I usually have the lamp hanging from there, but the hook is bendable, so I can adjust it. Poor baby hasn’t been...

Here are some photos of Joanna (link below). I’ve lowered the UV light to be about a foot from the floor. On the left side, there is slate below the carpet to help hold the heat; in the evening, I replace the UV bulb with the ceramic heating coil to maintain temperature. This is the new tank...

Thanks Tracie, you can merge them for me, I would appreciate that. I’m going to give them a call when the vet gets back to see what she thinks.

Hi Tracie, thanks for getting back to me! I have been using a calcium + D3 powder on his food regularly (daily for a while, scared of MBD) and a multivitamin less frequently. We did do an x-ray and ran bloodwork and a fecal sample. I could see the impaction on the x-rays; she said his bone...

Thanks for the reply. He’s starting to do this more frequently lately. Seems to be more when he’s handled. I’ve been giving him more baths to help pass an impaction (per the request of my vet), so ear infection was something I considered too. Unfortunately, she’s out until Thursday, hopefully...

I posted a question earlier - so for background info, here https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=250043 Jo’s been doing this head shaking behavior since his vet visits this week. He’s been doing little “gulps” and then shaking his head. Link to video...

Thanks for the info - I just went to a pet store for some worms and took a peek at all the bulbs they offer, but none of them are like you’ve described. I’ll look some up online when I get home this evening.

Thanks for the reply Karrie! I was incorrect, it’s not 125W, it’s a 160W ExoTerra Solar Glo bulb. It’s about 2 feet from the floor of the tank inside a dome fixture. Jo also gets to sit in the sunny window most days, or we go out in the yard if it’s nice. We live in Michigan, so it’s not always...

I know this is long so... TL;DR: Suspected MBD, found impaction; light sedation and enema, passed most of impaction; been lethargic with strange behavior since vet two days ago. —————— Hi, I’ve looked for other discussions on this topic but I can’t find any. Joanna had some impaction due to...