Bearded Dragon doesn't move back legs!!!!

[ShannonRodriguez]

I first noticed something weird yesterday when it seemed as if my first of my two lizards seemed to be getting angry for no reason. She was inflating her bearded and making it black and unsually didnt eat as much as she usually does. Today she wont eat or she just cant reach it because now once again she is angry staring at a corner and i moved towards the center and now she wont move back legs and is dragging her body trying to get crickets. What is wrong with her?

 

[Gormagon]

First I would like to welcome you to our helpful little home!

Now to the issue at hand.
Are they housed together? This is a very bad idea that has harmful if not lethal outcomes.
What type of uvb are you using? Compact or long tube florescent, there are major differences.
What type of substrate? Loose substrates can cause impaction which can lead to paralysis and, death.
Temperatures? (Basking, warm end, cool end)
Viv size?
You may find that the advice you were given at a pet store is all wrong, trust me I did.

These are all questions we need to have answered to help your little buddy. We have a lot of helpful and, knowledgeable dragon keepers (slaves) on here that are glad to help others. You will get some great advice and, find some new friends as well!

 

[ShannonRodriguez]

They are housed together and the tank is pretty small we are buying a bigger one soon. I haven't bought a uvb light because i didnt know i had to get one until after because the lizards were a suprise gift so i couldn't research on how to give them a proper tank. And they have a reptile carpet no substrate but i did used to have sand as a substrate. There is only one light, a basking light which covers most of the tank and i know i sound like a terrible owner but i didnt have time to research them as they were a gift to me and they also included the small tank i have now and two lights for night and day but the night light broke.

 

[Gormagon]

OK, sounds like your little friend, has a calcium deficiency due to not getting uvb. Proper uvb is a must with dragons, this is how they metabolize the calcium and d3 from their food that they require for living.
I recommend that you get them separated asap and, get them both a larger viv (40gl minimum)! Dragons are solitary creatures and, are very territorial. They are not social with each other at all.
You will need 2 of everything 1 for each viv.
UVB lights long tube type at least 10% uvb, Arcadia 12% or Reptisun 10.0t5 ho, these are the ones I always recommend. This is a must, you injured dragon needs uvb NOW, if you can, take them outside in natural sunlight everyday for at least 20 minutes a day (especially the one that's dragging his legs, he needs it badly) until you can get these lights for them.
UVA, basking light (white bright light)
These are the immediate needs I see, others can add to it as we go.

 

[EllenD]

Yes, step one is separating your 2 Beardies, she's black bearding and not eating because there is a dominant/submissive thing going on. Not only are they housed together but it's a tank that is too small, and they have no UVB. If you don't separate them ASAP you're going to come home to a badly injured, or named, or dead beardie or Beardies. And the reason her back legs are paralyzed is because she has no UVB lighting, so she is not processing her calcium or vitamin D3, and most likely has MBD. If she was on sand she may also be impacted, when is the last time she had a bowel movement?

I'm sorry but you need to buy 2 adequately sized enclosures immediately, separate them, and then have 2 bright white basking bulbs and 2 long florescent tube UVB lights, only Reptisun 10.0 tubes or Arcadia 12% tubes. If you're in the US then the Reptisun 10.0 is readily available, and much cheaper online. I think the 18" inch 10.0 tube at Petco costs $38 x 2, plus you'll need to buy 2 18" fluorescent tube fixtures at Walmart (cheapest place, they have them for $10 a piece), but if you order the Reptisun 10.0 18" tubes online at www.petmountain.com they are like $20 or so a piece. So petmountain.com is the cheapest place for the bulbs, and Walmart for the fixtures. Any bright white halogen bulb can be used as a basking bulb, you just have to judge what wattage based on what size the tanks will be, and you'll need to spend $10 x 2 for 2 digital thermometers with probes on wires at Petco. That's the only way to accurately measure their cool side, hot side, and basking spot temperatures, which will also effect their digestion if the temperatures are off. Also, you'll need to be dusting all of their live insects in a calcium powder with vitamin D3 5 times a week, and also a Multivitamin powder 2-3 times a week. It's a lot at first, especially for 2 dragons, but as you can see if you don't do things properly they get very sick and eventually die.

If you cannot afford to buy 2 enclosures and 2 of everything else, my suggestion is to find a reptile rescue and surrender one of the dragons immediately, because you already have one that is seriously sick. It's not your fault, pets shouldn't be gifts, especially if the person giving them buys the wrong stuff for them. But at this point you need to act quickly because the paralysis may not be reversible, and she will soon stop eating completely, plus the other dragon that is healthier and no doubt larger is going to hurt or kill her...