Hi , my bearded dragon is around 8 months old and is currently going into shed( this could be the cause but I’m not so sure , I’ve heard about their joints swelling during shed) I was holding him today and realised he had rather swollen joints , hes also been not as active as he usually is. I’m sure from the picture you’ll also be able to see
I’d say he’s a pretty healthy beardie. I will give him crickets
doused in calcium every now and again during the week (although i could be overdoing it)
He poos like every other day. And honestly it’s not that much compared to what I’ve seen him poo before.
His diet consists of wax worms , crickets & locusts , he’s very picky with his greens so usually I don’t add them in his diet.
his basking spot is the perfect temperature around 38° and his UVB light spans the whole of his vivarium at the back, should I move this so it’s positioned in the middle? (It’s a long one spans almost 4ft. ) as for baths , I usually only bathe him when he’s shedding but everyday 2x a day I’ll spray him in a lot of water.
I watched him walk and he was practically limping with his front legs , almost hopping along , dragging his back legs. It was really sad to see , he doesn’t start proud like most beardies do it’s almost like every chance he gets he stays pressed to the floor. I don’t like seeing him like this. I’ve heard about black cherry and allopurinol , should I consider using these?
I obviously don’t want this to get any worse or to cause him pain ( I hope he’s not in pain at the moment) any suggestions as to what I can do to decrease the swelling?
doused in calcium every now and again during the week (although i could be overdoing it)
His diet consists of wax worms , crickets & locusts , he’s very picky with his greens so usually I don’t add them in his diet.
his basking spot is the perfect temperature around 38° and his UVB light spans the whole of his vivarium at the back, should I move this so it’s positioned in the middle? (It’s a long one spans almost 4ft. ) as for baths , I usually only bathe him when he’s shedding but everyday 2x a day I’ll spray him in a lot of water.
I watched him walk and he was practically limping with his front legs , almost hopping along , dragging his back legs. It was really sad to see , he doesn’t start proud like most beardies do it’s almost like every chance he gets he stays pressed to the floor. I don’t like seeing him like this. I’ve heard about black cherry and allopurinol , should I consider using these?
I obviously don’t want this to get any worse or to cause him pain ( I hope he’s not in pain at the moment) any suggestions as to what I can do to decrease the swelling?