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I have read that it occurs when feeding to large of a food source to Bearded Dragons and Leos but have yet to find if it occurs in collard lizards. So does It? Any info is helpful
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Josh
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3 Leo Eggs in the cooker
4.4 Leopard Geckos(2 NormalsF,1 JungleM,2 PastelsM/F,1 Tremper CarrottailF,1 Tremper AlbinoM,1 LeucisticM,1 tangerine jungleM
0.1 German Giant Bearded Dragons
1.1 Green Iguanas
0.1.1 Corn Snake
0.0.1 Ball Python
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1.1 Longtailed Salamanders
1.2 Slimy Salamanders
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1.0 Cat

I would think it can happen to any baby lizard, if not careful what size prey item you feed.

I have never had it happen to a baby or very young collared, because I never feed them large crickets, or superworms whatever.

Until they were a few months old, and able to handle large bugs!

The rule of thumb you hear for Bearded dragon babies is, the food item be no larger than the space between the eyes.

So what I'm saying is yes it can happen, so fed babies smaller bugs,

Oh and Josh, I answered your question down the page, about good sites. Think they will help,
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Eve

Is the collared young or old? When I was a child I owned two collareds, one of them became paralyzed in the backend. In hindsight I am almost positive it was a Vit. D deficiency. He was given a calcium and phosphorus supplement, but the pet store owner said that sunlight through a window would be sufficient. I got him as a WC adult and he thrived for almost 3 years before the paralysis happened. Without adequate Vit. D the Ca and P cannot be properly metabolized and eventually calcium stores are exhausted. This is my humble theory on paralysis, so it can very well be inaccurate.

Laura

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He was given a calcium and phosphorus supplement, but the pet store owner said that sunlight through a window would be sufficient.

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Last I heard, most common window glass filters out the UVB needed to aid in metabolizing D3/calcium. Also remember the tales of woe and fried reptiles from those that set an aquarium in direct sunlight. I think the UVB bulbs use a special quartz glass for the tubes. An open mesh screen is the best bet for sunning, but NOTHING at all is the best!

DC

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I've got the blues...LOL...them screamin' yellow-head blues...

A lot of pet store owners are still ignorant, but not nearly as bad as they were 15 years ago! I still feel bad about that collared, but I know better now and my lizzies are very healthy!
The pet store owner mixed the supplements himself so it was probably the wrong Ca/P ratio too!

Laura