Walking on ankles? :(

[Ebrithil]

Today i noticed my beardie was walking on his ankles/wrists and resting on them also, pretty sure i've never seen him do it before, is this normal?

I also notice when bathing he curls his toes towards the sky?

Thanks in advance guys

 

[reptilemaster]

NO it is not normal! My dragon never does that, it may be signs of M.B.D.
Do you have a uv light? and what do you feed him is his live food dusted?

 

[Ebrithil]

yeah, he has a uv bulb. is food is dusted, 5 days a week i dust in calcium powder, 2 days a week i dust in multi-vitamin powder.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Which brand of UVB do you use, & what type is it, a fluorescent tube bulb or a compact/coil light?
The brand & type are very important as most of them are not effective in the least, for UVB emissions.

Tracie

 

[jortiz9758]

Also. Besides the type of UVB bulb. How old is the bulb?
Most fluorescent bulbs need to be changed out every 6 months.

 

[Ebrithil]

it's a flourescent bulb, big long one, can't remember the brand atm, it's the one that everyone on here recommends, 10%.

Today i looked closer, and one of his legs seems fine, where as the right one is still the same, it seems weak when he tries to stand on it. i tried moving his uvb bulb lower down in his enclosure to see if that helps.

 

[Ebrithil]

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