help my poor dragon

[ttruth42]

i have a dragon that is about a years and half and she been looking very slugish and today i was cleaning her tank and given her a bath and i notice that her back legs are almost lip. she does walk and run around with them fine but when she's not running around her back legs are layed out.
here's a picture of her. can someone please help me or try?

 

[Sherri]

I can not speak to the limpness in the bath for sure...some dragons just get very relaxed in the bath and you can pick them up and they will be somewhat *floppy* if that makes sense? lol They recover quickly when they realize they are no longer relaxed in the bath lol

As far as the pictures go....you have nothing to worry about That is what we on the boards call *sexy legs*! It is very very cute and very very normal She is relaxed, calm and enjoys that position. I call them *lazy legs* b/c that is the way we roll in our home :mrgreen:

Feel free to post more pics b/c we love them!
Again, do not worry...sometime you may even see ALL of her legs hanging down...her upper legs (some call them arms) will be straight down her sides and lower legs very straight out behind her, again, normal.

As for being sluggish...she is 1.5yrs old, yes? Has she ever laid eggs? She *might* be gravid with unfertilized eggs. If you think that may be the case, post in the health board and people will help you. Nothing to be alarmed about, you would just want to give her what she needs This may not even be the case. Sometimes beardies just have *off* days, like us. If it gets worse or continues then you will want to find out why. But one day I would not worry about

I am giving you a link to a post called *Beardies fall asleep every which way and I want pics!* for you to enjoy! They get themselves into hysterical positions :laughhard:

Click and enjoy! viewtopic.php?f=30&t=141955&hilit=beardies+fall+asleep

 

[ttruth42]

i really don't think it's normal i have 5 dragons and i've never seen this. i feel like somthing is really wrong and the reason i feel this way is that she normaly runs away when i pick her up and now she doesnt care. could it be the heat?

 

[ttruth42]

and she kinda drags her back legs

 

[ttruth42]

i do breed my other dragons but not her. she's no where neer breeding age and she hasn't been around any male's

 

[Sherri]

Here is the standard questionaire that will be helpful:

How old is your dragon?

How long have you had your dragon?

How long is your dragon?

What is the sex of your dragon?

What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?

What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?

Do you use UVB lights?

If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?

What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?

How old is your UVB bulb?

How close can your dragon get to the UVB?

Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage?

What are the basking temps?

What is the cool side temp?

Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?

Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?

Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?

What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.

How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?

Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?

Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?

Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?

Do you bath your dragon? How often?

Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?

Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?

Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?

Answering these will help a lot,
Sherri

 

[Sherri]

The dragging of the back legs could be impaction so I sent the list of questions.

Be really specific about the feeders size,how many, when last she ate etc.

I guess you know that females will and can lay eggs even if they have never even seen a male? They will be infertile...nothing in them, but to her, she is carrying eggs and she would need to be treated as such. Just checking to be sure you knew that

But dragging her legs is a reason for concern. There are steps to take if she is indeed impacted so the feeding and pooping questions are very important OK?

One of the moderators or Drache will be by I am sure and they will be able to truly help you best!

Sherri

 

[ttruth42]

OH MY GOD I THINK I KNOW WHATS WRONG NOW IT'S GOT TO BE IMPACTION. the other day i gave her a few blue berrys and i for got to cut one up and when isaw her grab it she eat it and i think it was alittle to big. what do i do if this is impaction?