anything to do to treat calcium diffecency

[Jmoney]

I have a female bearded dragon 2 months old she was good when i got her she shared a tank with my male the same age 40gallon had both uvb and basking light 10.0 he bit in her arm when she did the arm wave to him so i seperated immediatly got a tank divder had the double lights i had in the middle so both get what they need so in one month i got her a 40gallon tank of her own and thats when i noticed she started to walk on her wrist but was still hunting and moving around i got her d3 one week after i noticed and things look the same she has no bumbs anywhere on her body but lays down wierd has a decient posture she started to show all these signs after her first shedding my male is doing fine growing so much faster then her she looks so much smaller then him the last thing i want is to see a vet i spent so much on these dragons im doing everything i can to help them a vet i dont have money for

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Which 10 are you using, the Reptisun 10 tube or Reptiglo 10 tube?
How close is the UVB to her & how often do you use calcium?
Sometimes one dragon will have problems with calcium issues while another dragon wont. A lot of it is genetics.
I am glad you did separate them! Are they the same age then?
Do you have any pictures of her?

Tracie

 

[Jmoney]

I dont know how to upload pics im using my phone browser do u need the computer to upload theres no option to add photo to this forum i have a pic of her in the water dis laying down funny like her to front arms are back like a human when they lay flat down on there stomach the d3 i give her is flukers i just dusted her crickets the past 2couple days sometimes i feel like it helps when she looks normal like my boy then theres time where she look flat out uncomfortable she is very aware of whats going on around her i have a dragon that she can lay on that brings her closer to the uvb and basking bulb she d anoes not eat alot of veggies i do offer them to her in the tank its hitting the point where idk if everything im doing is helping her i spent so much on these dragons enclosers both have 40u gallon 2 huge 160 watt fictures any advice will help a vet i dont have money for im trying my hardest for her to get better im just happy she has no bumbs on her body i hope my boy didnt stress her to get to this point

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I PM'd you my email.
Which UVB are you using, the Reptisun 10 tube bulb or the Reptiglo 10 tube bulb?
How close can she get to it?
You will need to use calcium with or without D3 5 times per week along with the Reptisun 10 tube bulb or the Arcadia D3 12% tube bulb, either one.

It does sound like a calcium issue if she doesn't have much strength to support herself with.
Is she eating many feeders right now?

Tracie

 

[Jmoney]

I have a female i was told by another member on here she has calcium diff is that something different then mbd he said that my bearded dragon might have bad genetics in her i have lowered her uvb basking light so its more in her tank close to her basking rock i have a double ficture dome uvb and basking light cause i think the top to the tank the mesh i kinda blocking the uvb she walks on her wrists still hunts does not eat veggies for anything i tried she only eats things that move i give her fulkers d3 she has not grown to much only had 1 shed since i got her my male makes her look like a shrimp he is only 2 weeks older i just dont want this to get worse cause i done so much for this girl but she still walks on wrist and sleep kinda like discomfort looks wierd no bumbs on her body plz help anyone

 

[CooperDragon]

What kind of UVB light are you using? I suggest liquid calcium supplement, which needs to be dosed according to weight.

 

[Jmoney]

Reptisun 10.0 uvb for both my dragons they both have 40 gallon tanks i feed them pure crickets and veggies romaine and strawberry both tanks are facing eachother in the room can my male still stress her like that ?

 

[CooperDragon]

OK, UVB is good. I'd try some collard greens or turnip greens for more calcium if you can get your hands on it. If they can see eachother from the tanks, then they can still cause stress. It's best to put up a background or even just some paper on the tank wall so they can't see eachother.

 

[Jmoney]

She has been acting crazy i took her a bath today and she is wall surfing and idk why she has a 40gallon tank and is housed alone im worried because she is running around the tank normal then at times on her wrist i dont want her to hurt herself

 

[jarich]

I have a female i was told by another member on here she has calcium diff is that something different then mbd he said that my bearded dragon might have bad genetics in her i have lowered her uvb basking light so its more in her tank close to her basking rock i have a double ficture dome uvb and basking light cause i think the top to the tank the mesh i kinda blocking the uvb she walks on her wrists still hunts does not eat veggies for anything i tried she only eats things that move i give her fulkers d3 she has not grown to much only had 1 shed since i got her my male makes her look like a shrimp he is only 2 weeks older i just dont want this to get worse cause i done so much for this girl but she still walks on wrist and sleep kinda like discomfort looks wierd no bumbs on her body plz help anyone

Missed a detail there Coop! Sounds like he has a CFL, which unfortunately with the Zoomed brand is called a Reptisun 10.0 also. Zoomed naming makes it a little confusing, but I think we have found your problem. A CFL mounted on top of screen would be basically useless. If you have it inside the enclosure now that is better, but I would replace it with a linear fluorescent tube Zoomed Reptisun T5 HO bulb and fixture if you can. That will give it a much better exposure of UVB and visible light. Without the light, its going to have a hard time absorbing any calcium you give it anyway.

Are you gut loading your live foods? Is it only crickets you feed? For now, since it sounds like you are needing to get some good calcium to it right away, buy some calci worms (black soldier fly larvae). Make sure any crickets, locusts, etc are gut loaded with high calcium veggies like squash, spring greens, mustard greens, etc and dusted with calcium as well.

I would recommend taking it to a vet for a check up also. They can take an X-ray to see if bone density has been lost and if any other damage is done.

 

[CooperDragon]

Sure did, I apologize. Thanks for catching that Jarich! Jmoney - Jarich's advice is good and I echo it.

 

[Jmoney]

Ok so i changed her tank when the light ficture is in the tank 5 inches away from her idk how to post a pic on this sight the bulb is not a coil but can the reptisun10.0 make tjem go blind if to close cause i feel like the mesh is blocking the uvb and its to high and i dont want her climbing in the condition she is in

 

[CooperDragon]

Ideally you want it to be about 6-8 inches from the basking spot with nothing in the way. If your fixture has a reflector in it, that increases (concentrates) the beam so it can be a bit further away or provide enough output to go through a mesh top at normal distance. It's hard to say for sure without a UV Meter, but that's a good rule of thumb to go by. You can post photos by uploading them to a picture hosting site like tinypic or photobucket and then paste the url with the img tag here.

 

[Jmoney]

Its like a dome with 2 sides its from zoomed i think it does have the reflection on the inside i just moved it more up to my 6house inches away when she is on her basking rock and 8 inches when she is on her rug i got the zoomed it can hold up to 160watts big dome i have that for both my dragons and my boy is doing fine but he has the mesh on top cause he doing really well but today she finally ate a strawberry with a lil d3 on it

 

[CooperDragon]

A tube light won't fit in a dome fixture. What you'll want is something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Savers-Slimline-Terrarium-Fixture/dp/B0002QI86U and mount it just inside the top of the tank or put it on top and cut away some of the mesh top to allow the UVB to pass through unrestricted.