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babys with a head tilt...wtf...

rhachodactylus Oct 03, 2004 09:01 AM

ok, heres the deal, i recently recieved two baby beardies in a trade, 3 days after they came one of the babys seemed like it was having seizures...when i picked it up it literally tilted over in my hand, that baby died last week,...and now the other is starting to do this, except not as bad..her head just kind of twitched and she can barely walk..its almost like how a cat would walk if there where something sticky on its feet..

i have 3 other beardies who are doing great and growing, never had any problems with them, got them when they where 2 months old, they're now 1 1/2 years old, never had 1 problem

the problem one has a basking temp of 105*f, has fresh greens everyday, fresh water everyday, uv light, and its fed pinhead crickets...

any opinions or answered are greatly appreciated

thanks
Dan

Replies (6)

B22 Oct 03, 2004 09:09 AM

Hi
you have a new uvb/uva light ?
and you dust with calsium ?
dith you give a prey item bigger then space betweeen the eyes?
byeeee

rhachodactylus Oct 03, 2004 09:13 AM

i replace the uv light every 6 months, i recently replaced it last week, always dust with calcium, and like i said i use pinhead crickets

b22 Oct 03, 2004 01:17 PM

Hi
tel so much as posibal !
about dieet ,set up
substrate,temps, so much as posibal maybe whe see some thing .
byeeeee

rhachodactylus Oct 03, 2004 02:03 PM

temps are 105*f in the basking spot, 85 ambient

substrate is papertowel

diet is pinhead crickets and chopped up greens

she's in a 57quart sterilite box, she's got a water dish..thats about it

b22 Oct 05, 2004 12:57 PM

hi
stil i think they forner owner not used a good uvb uva light.
i would do this.
a uvb strip so close as posibal on him and then calsium dust extra use a good calsium powder like mineral indoor from sticky toung farms .
byeeee

b22 Oct 05, 2004 12:59 PM

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