Bearded0607
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- Beardie name(s)
- Sandy
My lady, Sandy, has a hurt arm and can barely move it. No movement on the elbow and the hand looks swollen.
Any help will be really appreciated.
Any help will be really appreciated.
Please post pics and go over your uvb is it a coil or long tube fixture-- surface basking temps how are you taking them? Digital probe thermometers are the most accurate - how old is the dragon? Are you using a hammock in the tank?My lady, Sandy, has a hurt arm and can barely move it. No movement on the elbow and the hand looks swollen.
Any help will be really appreciated.
Digital thermometer and I try to keep it around 27-29 C. She has a hammock and she’s three years old.Please post pics and go over your uvb is it a coil or long tube fixture-- surface basking temps how are you taking them? Digital probe thermometers are the most accurate - how old is the dragon? Are you using a hammock in the tank?
Ok I am not sure what's going w/ the arm but I would recommend replacing the hammock I thought maybe she might of gotten her foot/ nail stuck in it but I am not sure so I am going to have our vet tech mod on here take a look and advise- what are you using for a uvb? Long tube ? I recommend getting a ceramic heat emitter for heat at night- temps should be 65-75 F at night- surface basking temps should be 95-100F taken w a digital probe thermometer- a long tube fixture like a Arcadia pro T 5 w/ a 12% bulb-- these things I am posting are extremely important for the health of your dragon-Digital thermometer and I try to keep it around 27-29 C. She has a hammock and she’s three years old.
Look at the light set up on the pictures. I’m going to need to buy a long tube to keep her warm.
Can you tell what is wrong with the arm?
Thank you very much for your help. I’m already looking into the ceramic heat emitter and Arcadia light.Ok I am not sure what's going w/ the arm but I would recommend replacing the hammock I thought maybe she might of gotten her foot/ nail stuck in it but I am not sure so I am going to have our vet tech mod on here take a look and advise- what are you using for a uvb? Long tube ? I recommend getting a ceramic heat emitter for heat at night- temps should be 65-75 F at night- surface basking temps should be 95-100F taken w a digital probe thermometer- a long tube fixture like a Arcadia pro T 5 w/ a 12% bulb-- these things I am posting are extremely important for the health of your dragon-
@Drache613
Yes she should be able to advise on what to put on it- the new uvb- will also help w/ the healing as well-- when you get it post back on here so I can help you get it placed for your tank - the screen on the tank will determine where the uvb goesThank you very much for your help. I’m already looking into the ceramic heat emitter and Arcadia light.
Hopefully the tech can give some advice.
I don’t have a screen on top of the container. It is high so she doesn’t have a chance to climb out.Yes she should be able to advise on what to put on it- the new uvb- will also help w/ the healing as well-- when you get it post back on here so I can help you get it placed for your tank - the screen on the tank will determine where the uvb goes
The UVB you want 24 watts / 12% bulb - the heat emitter wattage is hard to say - I use a 100 watt on a 120 gallon tank it keeps my tanks around 73 or so on sub zero nites - tracie didnt respond as of yet I am going to flag another person on hereI don’t have a screen on top of the container. It is high so she doesn’t have a chance to climb out.
The uvb light- Is it 24 watts ?
Heat emitter- 60 watts?
Hi there,Hello,
I agree, most of the time, those types of hammocks tend to cause injuries due to them getting
the caught in them & yanking the arm free.
You can make or buy a cloth one to help avoid injuries.
Are you putting anything on the area right now, like antibiotic ointment or silver gel?
Which UVB are you using right now?
Try to lower the basking area for awhile to help her so she doesn't have to climb in case she
has some pain.
Let us know how she is doing.
Tracie