General description:
My bearded dragon has no control over his back legs, yet they spasm along with his tail. He has enough control of his front legs to drag himself but in his resting position he sits on the wrong side of his wrists. In March 2017 I came home and my sister thought he was dead. He was not. I force fed him pedialyte and a few days later he regained his energy. We made 2 major changes just before he got sick, began using calci sand and quit using a night heat bulb. I immediately switched him back to a reptile carpet and have used one since. When Muchu (the bearded dragon in discussion) regained his energy, he was left with no apparent control of his hind legs and would not poop unless he was taking a bath. After a couple of weeks he began defecating on his own.
Muchu shows no signs of emotional distress. He is always his bright and happy citrus color, eats regularly, and comes to the front of his cage when he wants out.
Age: 1 year old
Symptoms began: March, 2017
Symptoms;
swollen joints
spasming limbs and tail
Does not respond to stimulus from any limbs
no control over hind legs
Habitat;
20 gallon terrarium
10.0 UVB (less than 1 year old)
100 watt basking lamp
Diet;
calcium (without d3) dusted crickets
dubia roaches
meal worms
Petsmart's adult bearded dragon pellets as a staple (though he does not eat it very often)
What I suspected;
adenovirus... but he should be dead by now, right?
Metabollic bone disease... but he has had a constant supply of UVB and calcium and he got worse with the calci sand
Impaction... the paralysis spread to his arms after any potential impaction was cleared
Has anyone seen this set of symptoms in their dragons?
Any information would be appreciated!
Muchu's Mom
My bearded dragon has no control over his back legs, yet they spasm along with his tail. He has enough control of his front legs to drag himself but in his resting position he sits on the wrong side of his wrists. In March 2017 I came home and my sister thought he was dead. He was not. I force fed him pedialyte and a few days later he regained his energy. We made 2 major changes just before he got sick, began using calci sand and quit using a night heat bulb. I immediately switched him back to a reptile carpet and have used one since. When Muchu (the bearded dragon in discussion) regained his energy, he was left with no apparent control of his hind legs and would not poop unless he was taking a bath. After a couple of weeks he began defecating on his own.
Muchu shows no signs of emotional distress. He is always his bright and happy citrus color, eats regularly, and comes to the front of his cage when he wants out.
Age: 1 year old
Symptoms began: March, 2017
Symptoms;
swollen joints
spasming limbs and tail
Does not respond to stimulus from any limbs
no control over hind legs
Habitat;
20 gallon terrarium
10.0 UVB (less than 1 year old)
100 watt basking lamp
Diet;
calcium (without d3) dusted crickets
dubia roaches
meal worms
Petsmart's adult bearded dragon pellets as a staple (though he does not eat it very often)
What I suspected;
adenovirus... but he should be dead by now, right?
Metabollic bone disease... but he has had a constant supply of UVB and calcium and he got worse with the calci sand
Impaction... the paralysis spread to his arms after any potential impaction was cleared
Has anyone seen this set of symptoms in their dragons?
Any information would be appreciated!
Muchu's Mom