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  1. P

    Hello! We are new here!

    Hello everyone! My name is Nat. I recently adopted a special needs beardie from a family member. This is Spock. Spock was from a chain petstore that wasn't providing him with proper lighting/food/care. He was a couple of months old, about 7 inches long and was soo lethargic and dark.. and he...
  2. E

    HELP: rescue dragon with possible MBD

    Hi, i just rescued this severely neglected bearded dragon. She severely malnourished, underweight and shaky when she tries to move. As soon as i put her in a 20 gal quarantine enclosure she now wont move much but she keeps her head up and looks around. She always keeps her mouth open when in her...
  3. M

    Help!! (something wrong with front legs?)

    My baby bearded dragon Gilbert is experiencing some difficulties with his front legs. This morning I found him on his back and we think he fell of of the log in his terrarium. A similar thing happened later today when he moved from his bed to the log when he climbed it. He is only around 4...
  4. R

    Adopted Beardie with Concern for Front Leg

    Hello all...new to the forum as we just adopted a Beardie. My wife's employee gifted Norman to us due to her son not putting in the time or effort to care anymore. She wanted a good home and since my 15 yr old leopard gecko just passed, I thought it would be a good time. I went off of...
  5. L

    Temor/Leg Vibrating Help!

    Hi there, I have a 10 year old beardie. He’s got the correct viv set-up. Overall he seems pretty healthy, he’s active, he’s eating okay although isn’t too interested in his salad. He has the correct sized locusts and they’re dusted with calcium at every feeding. I’m aware of the risks of MBD...
  6. M

    I rescued a beardie with MBD and no vets in my area will see him.

    I rescued this bearded dragon from a coworker, it was absolutely neglected. Even though I've never had or cared for a BD before I knew I could give this poor little guy a much higher quality of life. His legs hardly work, any of them, but he still gets around and now he seems very happy and from...
  7. K

    Advice From Experts - New to Bearded Dragons (MBD?)

    Hi there, my name is Kev and in May of this year (2021) we added to our family by adopting our Bearded Dragon Albert, he was 2/3months old (closer to 2months is the guess) when we got him from Pets at Home in Hereford and he was in fantastic health when we collected. We spent a lot of time...
  8. M

    Unusual looking tail.

    Hello everyone, I have just taken in a young bearded dragon as a rescue that was left at a nearby vets. She's been extremely stressed over the past couple of days and has come to me with no background information or proper health check as the vet did not specialise in reptiles. She seems...
  9. Nero

    Help dragon has MBD

    So some people surrendered their 8 year old bearded dragon to my moms clinic. He can’t stand up, his back leg toes are very messed up, and he’s malnourished. His lips are a bit swollen but he can open them, his tail is really stubby and might have suffered/is suffering tail rot. His chin has a...
  10. N

    Tough decision to make... Tail Rot + Amputation

    Hey guys, This is my first time posting on here. I'm usually just the type to read through the forums, but it's come to the point where I have to make a difficult decision for my Bearded Dragon. His name is Pump and he's probably around 5 years old by now. No idea exactly since he was rehomed...
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    • advice advice needed amputation help mbd sick sick bearded dragon tail rot urgent veterinarian
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Bearded Dragon Health
  11. hanturp

    Help my Rex :(

    Hi!!! I rescued a neglected beardie named Rex about a year and a half ago. I got all the stuff from his previous owner. He was never super active and I don’t know how old he is I just know he’s at least over 5 years old. But he was fine and sort of playful for a year and a half I even replaced...
    • hanturp
    • Thread
    • advice needed bearded dragon feeding health help mbd neglect problems skinny tempature
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Bearded Dragon Health
  12. B

    My dragon update

    Last month I got a dragon from a family friend. He was in very bad condition. He had no UVB light, his food had little to no calcium and he was in a tiny tank filled with sand. He could bearly even walk. I knew something was wrong and came to this forum after a lot of research and you guys gave...
  13. B

    New dragon and MBD

    I just got a bearded dragon yesterday from someone my sister nanny's for. I never had a lizard or anything before. They bought it to my house with about 7 crickets in the viv, no heat emitter or uvb light. I've done a bunch of research and his cage is now at correct temperatures and humidity...
  14. CarbonFiberSwan

    Toothless Vet News

    I took Toothless for his first vet visit in response to some odd behavior. He seems to be walking very strangely, and he is often resting with his front legs underneath him in odd angles. I was afraid he had Muscular Dystrophy or MBD. The vet did a full checkup with X-rays and said they believe...
  15. Taiotai

    IS THIS GOUT OR MBD??!

    hi my beardie is 8months old and recently I’ve noticed that his front arms are slightly swollen. As you can see He’s been very lazy , always lying around. And whenever he does move it’s with a limp his front legs are limping and his back legs kinda just drag from behind. I have a bad feeling...
    • Taiotai
    • Thread
    • 8months grout grouting health problems health questions help bearded dragon help diet juvenile bearded dragons mbd metabolic bone disease
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Bearded Dragon Health
  16. J

    *help* I rescued 2 critically handicapped juveniles

    Hi everyone, I could really use some help and advice. Yesterday i rescued two young bearded dragons from petco. While I have kept reptiles for most of my life, both rescued and purchased, I have never had one with such a severe handicap. The younger, smaller one is paralyzed from the waist...
  17. D

    Very sick dragon

    I purchased my first bearded dragon, Chica, in April when she was about 3 months old. I decided to get her off Craigslist which now that I look back on might have been a big mistake. She grew, shed, and ate normally but she seemed to never want to walk around her tank. At first I just thought...
  18. M

    Please help- not sure if beardie has injured leg?

    This is a video I recorded of my beardie running as you can see her left leg looks a little concerning. This started a little over a week ago. Her temperature in cage is 90-100 degrees dry dessert. Using the Reptisun 10.0 UVB 13 watt. She poops regularly everyday, eats flukers medley treat...
  19. X

    Early MBD?

    Hi, I hope I’m posting this in the right spot! this is my beardie, I’ve had her for 2 and a half months now, she eats no problem, poops normally every morning usually, I feed her a salad daily and she moves around fine. but I’m worried about her one arm/ hand, she seems to “flex” it upwards...
  20. G

    Possible MBD in my beardie!

    Hi everyone, I just wanted some advice as after reading some threads on this site I saw that a juvenile having an underbite developing is an early indicator of MBD. We currently have a UVB light running the length of his tank on the inside with a UVA bulb above his basking spot. His basking spot...

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