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Hi I just had a couple of questions about Long nose Leopard Lizards. I collected one yesterday in Nevada near Smith Valley, It was injured, Almost seemed paralyzed from the waist down so to speak. I know I should have left it there to let nature take its course but I figured maybe I could help it. I notice it dose not move its rear legs, It just drags them behind it when it walks. It dose however pull the legs back if you touch them just like any lizard will do so I know the individual has feeling back there and can move them. I plan on taking it to the vet this week but can anyone offer any advice while I wait for my appointment? Also all the reading I have done speaks of females having the orange only when they are gravid but nothing tells how to sex them when they are not gravid or in season, can anyone help there? Thanks in advance for all the help.

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Hey there. This is really wierd, because the chances are not much. I was getting on the forums, and I was bored, so I read the bearded dragon care sheet. It was talking about feeding, and said that you should not feed juveniles very large crickets, because it can cause something like hind leg extension or something and it reminded me of your lizard's problem. I know, you don't have a beardie with this problem, but the same problem may have occurred. This is just a guess, so don't take my word for it. Here's what i read

. It is very important to regulate the size cricket given to juvenile dragons. Large meals have been associated with partial paralysis and hind leg extension. A general rule is to use crickets no larger than the distance between the dragons eyes to the tip of his nose, and should be offered in several small meals per day rather than one large one.

So good luck, hope it does well! Remember, PHEve has a chuckwalla with legs that are paralyzed or something like that, maybe its the same thing, though I wonder how it would make it in the wild for any sum of time with a problem like that.
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Paullywog

I have no idea what's going on. It's more fun that way.

That is the only resone I collected it because I doubt it would have much if any chance to survive the rest of the day, My intention was to collect a breeding pair but I ended up with the 2 males. I hope it will get better and if not I hope it will at least survive so I can offer it the best chance possible

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Paullywog

I have no idea what's going on. It's more fun that way.