Possible signs of MBD? Update w pic.

[Ethelia]

Thanks Tracie.
I'll try not to be too hard on myself... but Im sure I'll fail!

The bowl is just a small browl "mealworm" bowl (with high curved sides to stop escapees) that I picked up on a whim because it was only £2 and was by the cash register.
I still cant fathom how she will hunt food in this bowl but ignored the clear and silver bowls. All the bowls were the same size too.

I'll definatley order some liquid calcium again. The last two places online I ordered from took a week then sent me an "oh we're out of stock" email :shock:
Im going to email ahead next time I think.

Miso's diet is a large salad of rocket, endive + squash, with something else added daily like beans/dandelion etc, 20ish dusted roaches in the morning then she is left a bowl of a mix of pheonix worms + meal worms which she picks at during the day, but will end up eating around 10-15 worms. The mealworms are in there because they are large and wiggley. She doesnt tend to notice the medium pheonix's unless I pop in about 3 mealies too.
She also gets a dose of apple babyfood every 3 days to make sure all the new protein isnt getting her backed up.
She's been having large daily BMs with no signs of undigested shells (yey!)

I tried about every type of dry food I could find when Miso was just on salad but no chance.
(I bought so many that I had to hide them from my partner so he wouldnt get cross. I have a trunk under my bed where there are 4 different kinds :shock: )
Not any of the brands or flavours worked, dipped in water or juice or a mix. In desperation I used to try to sneak 2-4 pellets into her by grinding it up into dust and putting it on her salad.
Both Rube and Miso will flat out refuse to touch their salad if I put any whole pellets on. So now the pellets are part of the feeders diets!

Greatful as always
Holly

 

[Drache613]

Hello Holly,

Well, I guess he likes his new bowl then! That is great! So they don't like any pellets in their salads? I wonder why that is?
Did you find any liquid calcium yet? Too bad I don't have any right now to sell you. I am slowly working on getting a little store put together, nothing big, just small.
That is fine if you mix a few mealies in with the phoenix worms if it entices her to eat more. At least she is eating pretty well right now.
Oh I bet she loves the applesauce babyfood! Great, she is not pooping out anymore shells, hopefully it is all through her by now.
You are doing fine, keep up the great work!
It sounds like she as well as Rube are both doing very well now.

Tracie

 

[buzz86]

Hi Holly, I have a similar problem with my baby beardie who is started to develop a crooked tail so I think I will try the liquid calcium too. And the phoenix worms while I'm at it! Hopefully that will be enough to reverse the problem eventually. Does anyone know if dandelion leaves the best greens for calcium content to feed beardies?

OT but I love the look of Rueben, he looks so cheeky! Where did you rescue him from?

 

[Ethelia]

Hi there,
I hope your babys problem van be rectified too ^_^
In terms of the best calcium content have a look here:
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

I live close to a reptile rescue sanctuary and all my beardies have come from there ^_^
I'll pass on the compliment to Ruben from you hehe

 

[buzz86]

Thanks, I hope Miso is doing well. A reptile sanctuary, how lovely! I wish I lived near one. I've just had a look now and there's an exotic animal and reptiles group in South Wales, not a sanctuary as such but they do have a register of beardies and other reptiles that need rehoming. So I think in the future, if I get more beardies (which I probably will, they're addictive!) I will do so through that, as they are probably most in need of a loving home. Thanks for the info!