Overcomer1
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I bought my bearded dragon from petco last July. I didnt know all of the things i should've when i bought him but over the course of the last 6 months ive learned alot and have applied what ive learned. During thanksgiving i noticed swelling in Lionels leg and took him to a veternarian that dealt with reptiles frequently. She diagnosed him with Mbd. She gave liquid calcium as a supplement and inflammation meds. Lionel had been kept in a small aquarium with a petco "uvb" bulb and a basking bulb. I never recorded the temps for his time in that aquarium. As ive became more knowledgeable about Beardies ive done everything i know to do to ensure hes as well taken care of as possible. In January i bought a 40 gal exoterra tank for him..hes had a reptisun 10.0 lamp for several months now...a reptile basking light...and i keep an eye on the temps with a digital thermometer. He has never had much of an appetite. Ive bought crickets...dubias...horn worms....and most recently pheonix worms...hes hardly shown an interest in any of them and ive been forced to basically soley hand feed him with a syringe the last few months. I leave collards and broccoli along with squash sometimes and grated apples but he hasnt shown any desire for them in some time. His substrate has never been anything that i beleive would cause impaction..he poops regularly ..even though hes been eating less and less. I took him for another vet visit 2 weeks ago and he doesnt have parasites but we didn't do a blood test. I keep him hydrated as well with pedialyte and water baths frequently. He doesnt move much at all at this point ..and hes not opening his eyes much...his uvb as been over stainless mesh but hes had the ability to get as close to it as he would like. Its almost like his mbd has gotten worse but i dont know how because i feel like ive done everything i can to reverse it...including daily supplementation with reptical...we really do love him and want him to get better but he doesnt seem to be making any improvements