Angel, my 2-3 month old beardie, has a wobble

[Riolunator1820]

So me and my mother got a few baby dragons the weekend before last, and one of them has been slinging her head around as she walks, like a spider ball python or carpet python would. She can't really climb to her basking spot and tends to do rapid circles if she sees my hand go to pet her.

Angel doesn't have any external injuries that could cause this from what I can tell. Any thoughts?

 

[CooperDragon]

It could be MBD or atadenovirus. Can you post some videos of her? You can upload video to a hosting site like vimeo or youtube and link here.

 

[Riolunator1820]

This has been going on since yesterday, and my guess is that it's because my mother dropped her and tried to "handle it" while I wasn't home. Angel has trouble not only staying upright, but even walking in a straight line and hunting crickets.

TBH it reminds me of a spider ball python with the way she goes about, slinging her head from side to side.

I tried to give her some crickets today, some small ones at that, and she started to tilt her head before lunhing and landing directly on top of one and wondering where it went. She has even been going in circles while trying to walk. She was completely unable to even eat a waxworm last night so I had to hand feed her 2 of them covered in Fluker's Calcium With Vitamin D3 powder. I have her tree up against a ledge on her foam rock wall to make a basking cradle so she can bask efficiently, and then I carefully take her down from it when she is done.

Other than this, she tends to just sit either flat on the carpet layer of her tank or with her butt in the water bowl and upper half out of it, fast asleep. Any tips on how to help her?

 

[Riolunator1820]

It could be MBD or atadenovirus. Can you post some videos of her? You can upload video to a hosting site like vimeo or youtube and link here.

I'm attempting to upload a video of it to YouTube right now. My guess is it has something to do with my mother claiming to have dropped her while I was at school yesterday.

 

[CooperDragon]

If she was dropped then it's quite possible she was injured by the fall. If that's the case then I would seek vet care (probably an x-ray) if this behavior continues.

 

[Riolunator1820]

If she was dropped then it's quite possible she was injured by the fall. If that's the case then I would seek vet care (probably an x-ray) if this behavior continues.

I will try to get her to a vet asap to get checked out. Here is a link to a video of her eating https://youtu.be/VZmsmzna8OM

 

[CooperDragon]

That head sway does look odd. Not like much I've seen. She looks like she's able to focus on the crickets which is good. She does look quite skinny and her arms and legs have barely any muscle development. It may or may not be related to a fall. You might want to get her checked for atadenovirus and perhaps get some oxbow carnivore care to mix and feed to her by syringe to help get some nutrients into her. I'd check with a vet though.

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. Sorry this happened. Sounds like a vet visit is needed ASAP. A experienced reptile vet.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Oh that is very unfortunate! It does sound like she has been injured if this just came on that
suddenly. Do you have a vet you can get her to as soon as possible, for at least, an x-ray?
For now, you wll need to hand feed her until you can get a handle on what is going on with
her.
What type/brand of UVB & supplementation are you using?
If you have any pictures or a video of her, that would be good also.

Tracie

 

[Drache613]

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