SephyrasMom
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I have a 2 1/2 year old male bearded dragon. He keeps injuring his arms and legs almost constantly. He gets them stuck in his logs, etc and likes to squeeze himself into tight spaces. Right now, his right arm seems broken. It is swollen in the forearm, and the elbow is very swollen and looks like it may be broken. He won't put weight on it and it just hangs limp. He tries to pull away when I touch it, and black-beards when he is in pain. I recently discovered the UV lights are only good for 12 months, I've had mine 2 1/2 years. It is a 40 gallon terrarium with the long Zoo Med 10.0 T5 UV light, a 150 watt heat lamp on the right side, and a red 100 watt bulb near the left side. Warm side temps 95-100 and cool side temps 83-85. He won't eat crickets or roaches due to having cocchdyia when he was little. Just mealworms and waxworms dusted in calcium. He is given greens and other veggies daily dusted with calcium and multivitamins. He doesn't eat much veggies, though. He is misted a lot, and drinks water by mouth a couple times a day. How long will it take to heal? Could he have Metabolic Bone Disease? What should I do? Thanks!