armpit spasm?

[reytamminen]

hello again. chompy is having some spasms under his right armpit/ribcage area, any idea what from? hes got a t5 10.0 reptisun uvb 24 inch mounted inside his tank, a 150 watt mercury vapor heat bulb and every other meal gets dusted with calcium so i doubt it’s a calcium deficiency. his appetite/activity is normal other than symptoms of brumation but it is wintertime here. he turns a year old in about 2 n a half weeks. the spasms don’t seem to bother him at all. i know that i have days where one muscle just repeatedly spasms all day long for no reason, is there any way it could be something like that? i called the vet because i want to get a general checkup and fecal sample but i’ve been on the waiting list since august. this has never happened before, if i can catch it on video i will post it here.

 

[mango_the_beardie]

muscle spasms for dragons could mean lack in calcium or a early sign of mbd can you post a picture of the tank with the lighting setup and whats the measurements of the tank?

 

[reytamminen]

he’s in a 4x2x2 tank

 

[KarrieRee]

he’s in a 4x2x2 tank

I would move that log or another piece of decor and get it directly under the UVB 12-15 inches

 

[mango_the_beardie]

he’s in a 4x2x2 tank

try moving the uvb in the middle

 

[CooperDragon]

Since you're using a MVB for the basking light, I don't think the UVB tube needs to be moved unless you switch to a halogen or incandescent for basking. It could be a mineral deficiency of some kind, but if it doesn't seem to bother him, isn't constant, and he is otherwise OK I probably wouldn't worry about it. Sometimes muscles just twitch like you said in your original post. My dragon gets twitches from time to time too. Usually around his jawline or occasionally his arm. Keep an eye on it, but if that's all that's happening I probably wouldn't worry about it too much.