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So a buddie of mine owns a reptile specialty store and a kid brought a beardie that is suppose to be 3 years old and was kept on dirt and the kid didnt want it anymore he just wanted to get rid of it. My buddy had no room for it so asked me if I wanted it if I had the room. We noticed its lower jaw is a little deformed it sticks out slightly probably from proper care we are pretty sure that the best thing to do is get him in proper conditions prob wont change but hopfully wont have any problems. Does everyone agree?
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Tom
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I take in rescues and by far the bulk of the problems are caused by incorrect or lack of calcium/UVB use. I always have my rescues x-rayed now to assess the bone calcium level. It can be very difficult to stop and reverse the loss of bone calcium quickly with normal husbandry alone. Often a vet will prescribe an oral calcium supplement which usually gives great results.

A posted picture of his mouth would help.