Bearded Dragon Acting Weird

[StaTikNutS]

My bearded dragon that I have had for the past 2-3 months is acting weird. As of yesterday his right leg in the back hasn't been good, his leg is limp and he uses it rarely so I can tell it it not broken, but he does limp. And as of right now he is hiding in his hide. I am not sure what to do, I tried giving him his 3 o'clock lunch and he didn't eat it, I tried feeding his 5 o'clock dinner and he didn't eat it either. I put calcium with D3 on his dubia roaches, they are 3/4 inch in size, and today his stool was red, the white part, I am unsure on what to do.

 

[KarrieRee]

Please post a pic of the dragon and his tank --- does he have a black beard?
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ click on XIMG at the top of the message box then click on the pic it should post --- what is his diet and what is the substrate in the tank ? Do you have a pic of the poop?
Karrie

 

[StaTikNutS]

Yes the cable management is bad but I am waiting for the T5 UVB 10 light to come in so I can complete the setup and have it safer.

 

[KarrieRee]

Ok so the T 5 has a placement and distance requirements - so when you get it please post so we can help you get it set up--- we need pics of the dragon and leg --- Tracie or AHBD arent going to be able to help w/ out those and the red what is he eating - I see you have reptile carpet so that is good --
Karrie

 

[StaTikNutS]

So for what he eats, He eats Dubia roaches, and dried crickets dipped in baby food, right now it is butternut squash. And as for his leg I will get pictures right now.

 

[StaTikNutS]

And yes I do know his toes do seem weird, he did have a run in with some tail rot that I took him to the vet for, as well as his toes which had some bad shedding. I love this little guy and I try to do the best I can for him.

 

[KarrieRee]

Ok so nothing red hes eaten ? I am going to let Tracie and AHBD address this issue w/ the leg
Karrie

 

[StaTikNutS]

No he doesn't eat anything red, it is a bit strange, I believe it could be impaction but I'm unsure.

 

[KarrieRee]

If he was impacted he would not be pooping or straining to poop --- I am going to let AHBD respond and Tracie - they can help you better than I
Karrie

 

[StaTikNutS]

Alrighty thank you very much!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

How long has he had trouble with his back leg? How often do you give the calcium with D3?
So the UVB light you are using now is a compact/coil light? The new T5 that you have
ordered should help out a lot. He may not be absorbing his calcium very well, I'm not
sure. If the roaches are bigger than the space between his eyes he could be a little bit
impacted
The urate portion was red or off colored or the other part of his stool was red?

Tracie

 

[StaTikNutS]

The urate was red at the tip, and the sizes are a good size for him, I give him the D3 in every feeding 3 times a day. Just a sprinkle on the dubias. And I also have a Tube UVB I got the tube because I had heard that the coil was bad for the beardies.

 

[KarrieRee]

Where is the UVB ? Inside the tank or top of screen? Distance and placement is key here-- please cut back on the calcium D 3-- only once per feeding 5 x per week vitamins w/ beta carotene 2 x per week once per feeding
Karrie

 

[StaTikNutS]

Alrighty thank you! And is is at the top of the tank right now.

It is as the top of the tank in the picture

 

[KarrieRee]

So the screen is a fine mesh like a screen door or a wide holed screen-- it needs to be inside the tank if it's a fine mesh-- distance should be 12-15 inches directly above the basking decor--
Karrie