Stephen Smith
Bearded Dragon Egg
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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 when I gave it a gentle squeeze. He has had bad pores before and it took about a week to clear them out, but it never made his leg swell up. It is worth mentioning that he is a rescue dragon so age is unclear, but apparently 3 years old.
I was hoping someone on here would know what it could be and advise me on what to do. It's clearly not broken if he is walking, jumping and climbing on it, but I dont think its MBD as I have it set up in his tank absolutely fine! Maybe an infection? Can the femoral pores cause this to happen? Thanks in advance for your replies!
His enclosure: 4ft L x 2ft D x 3ft H. Uvb included (12% arcadia (I think) fluorescent tube), basking temp of about 40deg, with ambient temps of 36deg down to around 28deg. Night time temps of around 25deg. Substrate is a mix of soil and play sand. Lots to climb and hide under. Eats mainly locusts but will accept the occasional bit of carrot and cabbage. He has calcium and vitamins twice a week (heavily coated locusts). If there is any other information you need just ask.
I was hoping someone on here would know what it could be and advise me on what to do. It's clearly not broken if he is walking, jumping and climbing on it, but I dont think its MBD as I have it set up in his tank absolutely fine! Maybe an infection? Can the femoral pores cause this to happen? Thanks in advance for your replies!
His enclosure: 4ft L x 2ft D x 3ft H. Uvb included (12% arcadia (I think) fluorescent tube), basking temp of about 40deg, with ambient temps of 36deg down to around 28deg. Night time temps of around 25deg. Substrate is a mix of soil and play sand. Lots to climb and hide under. Eats mainly locusts but will accept the occasional bit of carrot and cabbage. He has calcium and vitamins twice a week (heavily coated locusts). If there is any other information you need just ask.