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Has anyone had this happened to there dragon? Pogo looked like he was walking crooked or almost like he was drunk...any explanation for this????

I'm not an expert in this field but isn't that a sign of MBD, how's his calcium intake?

well Pogo is just a baby...according to the breeder about 1 1/2 months old...He went a week without UVB when I first bought him but he will have had his Zoomed Powersun MVB for almost 2 weeks now...I give him repcal mutivitamin, and repcal calcium with vit d3 added and coat his crix with it daily...I give him a salad each day with turnip or collard greens, squash and green beans along with a little dry bearded dragon diet for color to get him interesting in coming near the salad...his temps are constant at 109-110 at the basking end..83 in the middle..and about 78 in the cool end...mist him in the morning...bath in the sink when I get home from work...

Could someone have cleaned the sink and not rinsed it well and he bathed in it after that?

You might want to get a little plastic rubbermaid of sterlite tub just for his bath use to make sure that does not happen

OH... eating over ripe fruit can also cause a drunk looking effect on them, this is one of the main reasons we do not add fruit to their bowl til later in the day.

I usually do it in the sink and make sure to rinse it out! What might that cause? And yes I did put a tad of watermelon in his salad this morning and took it out when I got home from work so it was in there for about 9 hours.....I'd really like to rule out the MBD though cuz I do give calcium, have the the best UVB available.....

If the sink was not totally clear of any soap or cleaner residue, he may have ingested, inhaled or absorbed it through his skin.

Also, re the watermelon, Dr Mader in his book "Reptile Medicine and Surgery" describes fruit left out and being eating by reptiles can cause an intoxicating like action in them

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Have you cleaned with anything near him or his cage that you did not rinse really well, cloreX and ammonia can have a toxic effect on them if not rinsed really well, the heat creates vapor gases on any residue. CErtain sealants can also cause this. OR has anyone used areosel sprays around him, rightguard spray deodorant and Lysol are two we know can affect them, so can anyone spraying insecticides near your home.

Just to be safe you might want to get a tub or another tank that is clean and line with paper towels and put him in it overnight to change his enviroment and air. See if it has an effect that helps.

Are his crickets no bigger than the space between his eyes to the tip of his nose? Too large prey can cause pressure on the spine in a smalll dragon and it can paralyze them of affect their walking normal, this can correct itself but it can also be permanent. If that is a possiblity, give him some warm water soaks (not hot to you.... about your normal body temp)hold him in the water and support him since he does not have good balance right now.

IF it continues or gets worse, get him to a Vet, check with neighbor and see if any have sprayed insecticides around you. If that is a possiblility, get him to the vet and O2 is vital ASAP

I use Oust in my room because my beardie can really make the place smell. I dont spray it on him or even in his tank just around it. Do you think that would have any bad affects? I havent noticed any.

using any of them around a dragon.

I recomend Reunzit Super Ordor Killer. It helps out the smell of the animal room hugely. It is non aresol and I doesn't bother the dragons. I have also read that aerosols can wreck havock on you cricket collection.
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Derek Affonce
DeKeAff Exotics
dekeaffexotics.com

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