Twitching upper-left arm (sick beardie? or spring fever?)

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zampano

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Hi,

I noticed Tifa was having a twitch/flutter in her left upper-arm yesterday all throughout the day. It stopped now and then, but seemed pretty persistent. So far this morning I haven't seen it, but it still made me worry.

I googled it and almost all the topics I found were MBD-related. This seemed weird to me because her last few poops had some orange at the end of the urate, which I'd come to understand she might be getting too much calcium? Maybe I misunderstood what that implies?

* her limbs and body in general seem to be functioning just fine, she's very alert and active *

She's recently out of her 'brumation' and seems to be raging with hormones ever since. And I couldn't find any info on whether all that crazy energy could cause such a twitching.

Basically I'm trying to figure out if there might be any other reason for it or if its something that I need to monitor and maybe have the vet look at. Any thoughts are appreciated!

Age: about 11 months
Length: 17"
Weight: around 400g
Enclosure:
120 gal bamboo ZenHabitat viv
Temp Gradient: approx. 78 - 108
Humidity: 25-40
UVB: Reptisun HO T5 22" - inside tank - has own UVB basking rock about 1' below
ALL BULBS WERE REPLACED IN LAST COUPLE MONTHS
Supplements: Calcium/D3 5x week, Multivitamin 2x , (both reptical, never been a problem b4)
Staple feeder: Dubias mostly (backups are supers, silks, sometimes wax as a treat)
Salad: She really only wants to eat collard greens lately
 

zampano

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Well it's been 24hr without seeing any twitching so hopefully it was just a random thing. Just learned I can't delete posts here so Mods may feel free, or, if anyone has any helpful info regarding twitches and such we're still interested of course. Will hold off on running off to the vet for now though )

thanks!
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
Your tank set up sounds good+ keep an eye on her-- your distance for your UVB should be 12-15 inches directly above the basking decor
 
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