How long have you had him and when did it start ? It can be related to MBD but doesn't always effect them in a serious way at all. Can you post some pics ? Here's how :
I have had him for 4 months. He is 8 months old. Also, I have noticed he is having lots of troubles turning around. He will often tumble on his back and he can’t flip himself back around. Is this normal? I always have to flip him back over
He probably has severe calcium deficiency and MBD. Can you post pics of him and his lighting + tank set up ? He needs a good calcium supplement and proper heat + uvb lights are crucial.
I’m not super familiar with this platform, but I would love any help as I was very scared it was something related to MBD. Could you email me at shanialavallee@hotmail.com so I can send you some pictures of the set up and ask some follow up questions ?
After you upload the pics click on XIMG on top of the message box then click on the pic it should post -- if it does not I can email you but try that first --- post this under ER please
Karrie
No I am not seeing them ----- when you click on the XIMG what are you seeing --? You should be able to see them -- they will come up as letters then when the message is posted they will be pics
Karrie
Good job getting the pics up ! Your tank is beautiful, you obviously care for your beardie very much and did a great job with it. So the problems I can see are that the tube uvb is on the opposite side of the basking area, you'll want it over there. But since he's having trouble getting around because of MBD I highly recommend a temporary plastic tote emergency home for now. See how I have this set up for hatchlings, do like this for your boy. It's a medium or large clear tote from Walmart. The reason is so that he does not have to climb to get near the uvb + heat bulbs. Just put a simple low to the ground basking log in with him.
Can you tell me the exact brand + strength the tube uvb is ? Also the all in one heat bulb ? He is not getting quite enough heat + uvb in his 75 gal. tank so this plastic tote set up will make sure he does. You can also take him out in the sun for 30 minutes a day. The good news is that he can recover pretty quickly since you didn't catch it too late. The wavy tail will not affect him at all once he gets proper calcium absorption. Once he's doing better you can return him to his tank but make sure the bulb strength is the right one.
The heat emitter is 150 W. The all in one is 125W I believe. The pictures I attached show the long UVB bulb (not sure if they help at all).
We tried moving him to a smaller cage and he seemed very stressed out. I am wondering if I can somehow find a way to lower the lights closer to the ground so he doesn’t have to move. He really loves his hammock though.
Should I be buying more bulbs? If so, which kind and how many Watts? What about diet ? What do you recommend for the ideal diet at 8 months ?
O.k. you have the good Reptisun 10.0 t5 tube bulb, as long as it's not over 7-8 months old it should have good strength left. You can leave him in his tank if you can lower the bulbs closer to him and get the heat up at least 5 -10 degrees. When he eats his crickets make sure you dust them with the calcium powder. Also get him out in the sun like I mentioned. If you make those changes he can improve but do it ASAP or he can get much worse and end up partly paralyzed and more deformed.
Just get the lights about 4" closer than they are now, for raising the heat you'll have to experiment. And you can get a aluminum dome fixture like I have inn the pic I posted at Walmart or Home Depot and extra heat bulbs like these. They are halogen bulbs, not LED and the produce good heat. You can put one in the middle of the tank to raise the temp. if you need to.