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Dragin has underbite and now unable to chew

MarcusAL

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I had my dragon almost 11 months now. I got him from a breaded. He had a underbite, a missing nail, and his tail has zip zags (it's not straight like my red dragon.) I'll post pics of him. They both have Uva and uvb bulbs I give them greens and crickets and dubia. Also I dust them with calcium. Today was the first day I noticed he swallows his food but can't really chew it. He has no lose if appetite.
 

MarcusAL

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PatsyB

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Poor baby :( Can you put up a picture of his setup?
Just a few questions....
What are is his basking temp, cool side temp, and what are you using to measure temps?
What type of UVB are you using? Coil? Tube style?
What type of supplements are you using? Calcium? Calcium w/D3? Multivitamin?
What size tank is he in?
Has he always had an underbite? If not, when did you first notice it?
 

MarcusAL

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I'll put a pic of his enclosure soon.
Basking side usually 100 to 115.
Cool side maybe 80 to 90.
I use a zoo med temp reader.
Uvb Zilla tube style. But ima buy a reptile sun I heard they were better.
I'm using calcium form bearded dragon.co without d3.
Hes in a 4x3x3 tank.
He's had a underbite since we bought him as a baby but it keeps getting worse.
I have another dragon got them 3 days apart. Both rescues. They both have the same setups and eat the same and he's fine. I need help. I don't wanna lose him. ima take him to the vet next week as well.
 

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Sounds like everything is okay in your set up. A vet visit would be good idea. In the mean time I would get a multivitamin too and dust with that a few times a week. They sell it at beardeddragon.co also
 

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I wonder how much benefit he is getting from the UVB being in the back of the tank like that. There really isn't a spot for him to sit under it.
 

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Really sounds like he needs to be seen by a reptile vet if this is getting worse there is something wrong that he needs more advanced care.. Keep us posted and yes please move the UVB to the center where he can get under it so he can get the vits it looks like he needs... the cool side should be going down more towards the low 70's at night as they really do need that temp drop. By the looks of things you should maybe remove some of the play furniture and give him a couple of hides 1 on the hot side and 1 on the cool side..
 

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