lovealynash
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My daughter had been practically begging for a beardie for about a year. So for her birthday we decided to get her one. I didn't want to buy from a pet store since I've seen some horrible breading practices. We really wanted to get a rescue.
That being said, we found one online at an amazing price. Come to find out, Thor has metabolic bone disorder. Apparently the chick we got Thor from only fed him crickets and peaches. Never dusted his food with calcium or any other vitamins. I did a ton of research on how to reverse this disorder and there is no guarantee that he will ever recover fully since we don't know how long he was on the cricket and peach diet. But we started the process the night we got him. She said he was purchased as a baby in Aug. Absolutely no way since he is about 16 inches long (from tip of the nose to tip of tail). Our vet was able to see him the day after we got him, confirmed what i thought about the metabolic bone disorder. He is now (a week and a half later) eating his greens (yay!!!) and he gets a good variety of recommended foods. My husband firmly believes that if I didn't get Thor when I did, he wouldn't have survived another month.
That's the back story on our beardie. Now for my question. He seems awfully thin. How can I get him to gain some weight? He still has a hard time using all 4 of his legs but sure can snatch up his crickets.
That being said, we found one online at an amazing price. Come to find out, Thor has metabolic bone disorder. Apparently the chick we got Thor from only fed him crickets and peaches. Never dusted his food with calcium or any other vitamins. I did a ton of research on how to reverse this disorder and there is no guarantee that he will ever recover fully since we don't know how long he was on the cricket and peach diet. But we started the process the night we got him. She said he was purchased as a baby in Aug. Absolutely no way since he is about 16 inches long (from tip of the nose to tip of tail). Our vet was able to see him the day after we got him, confirmed what i thought about the metabolic bone disorder. He is now (a week and a half later) eating his greens (yay!!!) and he gets a good variety of recommended foods. My husband firmly believes that if I didn't get Thor when I did, he wouldn't have survived another month.
That's the back story on our beardie. Now for my question. He seems awfully thin. How can I get him to gain some weight? He still has a hard time using all 4 of his legs but sure can snatch up his crickets.