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Hi maybe some one can help me. I gave a baby beardie to someone and they brought him back. When I got him he looked like he was having a seizure. His legs went strait out and he was shaking. After a minute it stopped and he looked dead. Then he lifted his head and bit me. So I set him up in a tank with a light and watched him. At one point he ran around in circles and hid under a log. Can they have seizures? When he was given to her he was in good health, eating good, proper lighting, vitamins.... He was in her sons room at the right temps. The only thing I can think of is maybe he was dropped or something of that nature. She said no but....... If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Thanks

is he being supplemented with calcium with D3 daily? does he have UVB lighting?? how old is the baby?

>>Hi maybe some one can help me. I gave a baby beardie to someone and they brought him back. When I got him he looked like he was having a seizure. His legs went strait out and he was shaking. After a minute it stopped and he looked dead. Then he lifted his head and bit me. So I set him up in a tank with a light and watched him. At one point he ran around in circles and hid under a log. Can they have seizures? When he was given to her he was in good health, eating good, proper lighting, vitamins.... He was in her sons room at the right temps. The only thing I can think of is maybe he was dropped or something of that nature. She said no but....... If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Thanks
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reiko
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Funny I was just talking about this. The same thing happened to me with my new babies, I was using pure calcium to supplement and some babies started to twitch and seizure. I switched to calcium with D3 in it and they got better and haven't had a problem since. A common misconception (that I suffered from myself) is that if they have calcium they are fine, but D3 is just as important, because without it the body cannot process the calcium.
If this sounds like it could be your problem add D3 to your vits. I use Rep-cal with D3 (pink lable), love it!!
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DogStar

"Many have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You remain responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." --Antoine de Saint Exupery

he had calcium and d3. rite liting. Ive never had this problem before. Like I stated the only thing I can think of is he was dropped or jumped or something like that. thanks

YOu said the legs were strait? How big were the bugs he was eating at the house? Maybe he got impacted by to many large crix.

can that happen in a day or two? When I had him he was eating small crix gutloaded with rodent chow and veggies and dusted with vitamins and calcuim. If he had some type of trama like from a fall or a young kid grabbing at him would that have done it? I just want to make sure this do not happen again. Thanks.