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Hi,
This is my first post and as is usual I need help.
I have had Ozzy for two months now my first B.D. He's @6mths old
Having had various day geckos and the odd snake I am not new to herps.
Up to today Ozzy has been happy and healthy. Feeding well Crickets, Mealworms and T-Rex Pellets. Dusted with a good multi-vit with d3 every other feeding.
Today I dug out an old 15w Zoomed 5.0 From an old geko enclosure
thinking that it would be good for ozzy to get some uv rays. So I set it all up and went out for the day.
When I got back the bulb had fallen from where I had fixed it luckly it did'nt break. But Ozzy is in an awful state toes twitching and thigh muscles too.
NOW the question- Is it the bulb / uvb ? Or shock ?
ANY IDEAS ??

>>When I got back the bulb had fallen from where I had fixed it luckly it did'nt break.

I would say he is scared and I would be to if something big and bright had fallen. It might have hit him when it fell and caused some injury, I would get him into the vet and have him checked out just to be sure.
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ALSO...he NEEDS the UVB rays, you need a UVB light on him at all times. They twitch like that when they are calcium deficent **needs calcium UVB rays and d3**...It oculd have just been a large coincidence that he began his spasms at that time.

otherwise...what beginnersbasics said
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I completly agree with the last poster. The dusting of the food is just not enough, they need UVB at all time and I would recomend more than a 5.0 due to the gradient loss and all. Get it to a vet to get help to get better. Good luch with it

Ok I am still hazey on this issue.I had been giving my dragon repto-cal with vit d3 and calcium in it for 2 months or so before I bought my uvb light.He showed no signs of mbd.Or are you just saying they need uvb lights because thats your opinion?

No thats not just my opinion they do need UVB lighting. The reason it was not showing during that time is that it was more than likley forming and is now showing. Just a pure coinsidence that it happened at that time is all. I know how to help treat MBD but you would need to take it to a vet before it gets any worse! While you just keep second guessing people your little dragon is slowly getting worse, please get it help while it is still early enough to.