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My new beardie Fuzz likes to stand on his back legs and tail with his belly and chest resting against the glass. This goes on almost all day. Will the strain of standing in this unnatural position cause a strain on his spine? He also likes to stand like a frilled dragon with his head always up. I am sure he is a beardie though. That is question #1

#2 I have a 2 month old giant that has recently developed a hump in his spine. I have immediately increased the amount of calicum dust. His crickets and salad are now dusted, is there anything else I can do to help him. Will increased calcium correctt the problem or only stop more damage? I am worried about him more than the first one but need advise on both please!

If he is young, he's doing it as that is their natural position to be in and add something for him to hang straight up and down on, you will also find this is how young dragons perfer to sleep.

Your GG, 2 months is pretty young to be showing bumps on the spine from lack of calcium or something like that, which is usually associate with more advanc MBD. Are you sure he has not been injured in a fall or handling? Also, are his crickets small enough for him? too large prey or chitin shell worms can cause impactions where the stomach empties and that lays right along the spine, which can displace a vertebra, creating a bump there.

Is he walking okay and going poo okay?
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to sleep, even with hides and nesting area available

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I have an adult male who doesn't have bumps in his spine but he has had a curve in it since he was 6 months old. It too was from sitting against the glass, not calcium deficiency with him, but trauma from possibly falling backwards or something similar. It doesn't effect him, still mates and everything, also, its not genetic. That is all the experience I have had with this sort of thing.

after reading this post, and the fact that Zeus has taken to crashing in a certain corner, i put my screen triangle up on that side ands sure enough not even 5 mins later he was asleep up on the triangle attached to the side of the viv. soooo cute. as soon as the film is developed i'll post the pic.
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0.0.1 corn (Rio)
1.0 Bearded Dragon (Zeus)

Fuzz is 6 mo's
The giant is walking OK and is going poop OK, as for injury that might have happened when I was not looking, maybe I should replace his UVB bulb it might be not opperating at peak effiency?
He is on shelf liner so I do not think he is impacted. Will check on his crickets but they are the 1/4 to 1/2 inch size. Have not given him any other protein yet because of his young age and small size. AFTER ALL THE GIANT IS THE SMALLEST OF THE BUNCH.

and I have never seen a baby that young showing calcium sediments yet, that usually takes several months.

If injury related, it may take several weeks to heal, if it will. There is also the possibility that there is a growth there and only a vet can check out the dragon and advise what is going on for sure.

Best to you and the dragon, keep us posted.

I just got one in today that has several issues going on, right now we are dealing with what appears to be impaction and if I can get that resolved then we will start on the other problems.
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Good luck w/ your problem guy!