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    Reptisun T5 and Powersun, proper lighting?

    Hi, I just brought home a 2-month-old beardie. I have a 55-gallon tank. I am currently using a Zoo Med Powersun UV 100w and Fulker's Ceramic Heat Emitter 100w in the basking area. I then have the Zoo Med Reptisun T5 HO terrarium hood, with a 5.0 UVB bulb for the length of the tank. I am...
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    Male bearded dragon swollen back leg

    Hi all, my male beardie has a swollen back leg (photos to follow soon). He can walk okay on his leg, as evidenced when he jumps out of my hands and back into his vivarium and then proceeded to climb on a log in a flash! But when I touch his leg it is harder than the other back leg, and he winced...
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    A year of Recovery

    Stubbs came to me a year ago, three years old and frail as could be. He could barely move his body, he shook when he tried from muscle fatigue, and he required a lot of assistance. He was diagnosed with MBD. We celebrated his GotchaDay today. He was moving around, looking around, holding his...
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    Stubb's new home. Best home.

    Hello! I'm Stubb's mom. Stubbs has had quite the troubled life. I've only had him a year, but his previous three... I got him as a rescue from my work. He came in early March and didn't leave until he came home with me mid-May. He spent those couple months getting extensive treatment for severe...
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    • introduction mbd metabolic bone disease
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    • Forum: Introductions
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    MBD or Lame? Advice, please!

    Hi there Beardie lovers, I'm a brand new Bearded Dragon owner of a little over 48 hours. I work at a fairly new PetSmart, and since we've opened I've kept telling myself I wouldn't take any of our animals there home because while we take phenomenal care of them at the store, I can't...
  6. Larissa B

    Rescuing an old and sick beardie, diet recommendations?

    I recently adopted a beardie who has not had the proper temps, lights, or diet. His femoral pores are clogged, hes malnurished, extremely lethargic, hardly opens his eyes, no appetite. I have only spent the past 5 days with him so I dont know much about him or his history, except that he is...
    • Larissa B
    • Thread
    • advice advice needed diet feeding help help diet malnourished mbd rescue sick
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    • Forum: Bearded Dragon Diet
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    Hello from Meep! Beardie rescued with MBD

    Hello everyone! I'm Nesiah from Philly, me and my boyfriend recently adopted a beardie who was surrender to a pet store in bad condition. I'm not at all sure how old he is, considering his size I'm guessing 1-2 yrs. He is missing his back left foot and has bad MBD in his front arms which seem to...
  8. Tobythebeardie

    Beardie with MBD only will eat hand fed

    My bearded dragon has got a mild case of MBD for a while he wouldn't eat but then I fed him some smoothies with calcium powder and he willingly ate. Then he moved on to solids and is eating greens,fruits,and worms he can't catch the crickets yet. I always leave him a plate of food but he never...
  9. Eva

    MBD?

    I got this sweet girl three weeks ago. She has a twitchy foot, but only when basking at high temps. This is a picture on the first day I had her. She is not close to the lamp any longer. Bulb is a 50W UVA and UVB. She also does this in the bath if I make the water a little too warm. It twitches...

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