Bearded Dragon Legs Not Working

I recently just adopted a beardie and his back legs almost arent working.

Bearded dragon legs not working. When he moves it looks like he is swimming and cannot push up on them. Im so sorry for your loss of Cookie. He has the Eco terra solar glo mercury bulb.

I guess hes maybe around a year old. Bumps in the vertical columns of the back and tail. If you notice any of these signs take your bearded dragon to your veterinarian.

Thus causing your bearded dragon to drag itself by the back legs. A paralyzed bearded dragon is a very sick bearded dragon. If the shed is proving to especially be stubborn try using a soft bristle toothbrush and GENTLY brushing your dragon while theyre in their bath.

A veterinarian familiar with reptiles should examine an animal in this condition right away. It happens so because the body pulled so much calcium from the bones to sufficient itself and left the bone frail. There are eight species of bearded dragons but the most popular one is the inland or central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps from the arid to semi-arid southeastern parts of AustraliaThe information in this handout refers to the inland bearded dragon.

Ceramic tile newspaper non adhesive shelf liner and reptile carpet is what is most recommended. Twitching is likely a clear sign of Metabolic Bone Disease MBD the most common disease in this reptile that. If you have applesauce no sugar no cinnamon and mix a few drops of oil vegetable flax or olive oil into the applesauce and give him some in a syringe.

For now you need to get some oil into him asap. January 18 2019 by Stacey. Metabolic bone disease MBD is caused by a lack of Calcium Vitamin D3 andor Phosphorus and is the weakening of the bones of your bearded dragon.