niddy said..."At first they thought something was wrong with his back leg, as he was keeping it tucked into his body like it was hurt. Now they think it's his back, as he "walks funny, and his spine is crooked" (their words)"....its possible its MBD but it could be something else. Only a vet can tell you for sure.



IF ITS MBD, then you will need to correct the husbandry and correct the imbalance of calcium in the dragon's system. A vet could give it injections of calcium over a few days/weeks until its blood levels are high enough that it could be given a shot of calcitonin to draw the calcium rapidly back into the bones. Whatever deformities there are will likely remain, but the dragon should live a good life.



You said..."The only red flag was that they were putting calcium on EVERYTHING every time they fed him...can too much calcium harm beardies?"..you can give them too much calcium. However, if its MBD, it could be that its an imbalance between the phos., calcium, D3 and vitamin A that is the problem. Inappropriate temperatures can also play a part as well as gutloading.



What specific supplements do they use and how often for each? What do they use to gutload/feed the insects (specifically) and what are the temperatures in the basking area? What is the source of UVB (be specific...brand and type (spiral, compact, long linear tube, etc.) light do they use?

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