Echoside565
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Ive got a baby beardie, not sure exactly how old, im guessing around 4 months though. Ive had her for a little over 2 months now and about 3 weeks ago she started having these seizure type attacks. Out of no where, she will get reallyy stiff, her back legs will stretch out behind her completly and sometimes open her mouth and close her eyes, it looked like she was in pain. The bad seizures lasted for about 5 days, and she would do it multiple times a day. Also afterward, she will walk funny with her back legs, but she still had feeling in them when youd touch them. I was thinking maybe shes impacted, she just didn't poop for one day though. But she had been eating around 35 crickets a day, which id make sure were the right size but once in awhile she would catch a bigger one. When it was getting really bad, we tried calling a few exotic vets up, ( i dont have one for her yet) but there was only like 2 that were near by, and they were an hour or more away. we called and for some reason both were closed. So I decided to call the store we got her from, which wasn't a 'chain' pet store, just a local one. and they told us to bring her in and we did. While she was there she didn't have any attacks so he didn't get to quite see everything, but he felt her and said she didn't seem impacted and suggested she has been taking in too much of the calcium powder which can cause a build up inside. So we quit the calcium powder for awhile after that and she gradually got much better, and was back to herself in a week. (but still eating a little less, she's been eating more veggies than crickets now for some reason) and today after about 2 weeks of no spasms, she had an attack again. This time she didnt open her mouth but stiffened up and her back legs out and it lasted for maybe 10 seconds this time, which was pretty long. But this time, she whipped the end of her tail a little bit (which she was shedding, and the shedding came off when she moved it) She had jsut pooped twice today already, and they looked fine. I still havent given her the calcium again, but I think maybe I will start doing that again now slowly. She slowly came back out of the attack and began walking funny with her legs, but after not long she was walking fine again. Now she just seems to be out of energy,like it took alot out of her. Also, she was a little weird to begin with, ever since weve gotten her, whenever anything seems to tickle her a little, such as when i put a small drop of water on her nose, she has a little spaz attack, but she just stiffens, her back legs dont get stiff. But her eyes twitch and everything stiffens. This attack only lasts a second or 2 though and doesnt affect her afterwards at all. also when a cricket will jump on her or something she will do the same little spasm. I know I need to get her to a vet, but i would just like to see if anyone else has experienced this. Maybe the calcium did bother her and she consumed too much, but the water thing is also weird to me, which she has done from the beginning. Maybe she is kind of has sensative skin? and doesnt like things tickling her skin at all? With her attack today, do you think maybe she did all that just to get the shedding piece of skin off her tail cuz it was bothering her? When she was bad a couple weeks ago and had the attacks for like 5 days though i believe she wasn't shedding and she had just finished so I don't know what that was about. Could there be something seriously wrong with her? She eats fine, poops fine, usually has energy except for after her attacks. I have a 100 watt heat lamp, which keeps her basking area between 100-105 degrees. Have a repti glo 10.0 UV bulb, it is a coiled bulb which I have now heard they are bad, and I will get the tube light soon. she's in a 20 gallon right now, I will be upsizing her tank soon. I take her out in the sun about 15 mins almost everyday, when its between 95-100 degrees outside. I alternate between paper towels and reptile carpet for the flooring. She currently has been eating around 20 crickets a day, including some veggies ( collard greens, broccoli and zucchini). I was giving her the calcium powder with D3, 5 days a week and a multivitamin one day a week, after the attacks 3 weeks ago, i stopped giving it to her and she got alot better. I am going to start again but not give her too much. I mist her 2-3 times a day, and bathe her about 2 times a week. I do not take her out of her cage except once day usually because I do not want to stress her, but she is still well tamed and very good with people. Sorry for the extremly long post, advice needed please 
