p.nattytang
Bearded Dragon Egg
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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 had a tail that looked broken and crooked. So my family member bought him and she cared for him as a first time beardie owner. She followed the advice from the vet, 50gal terrarium, Reptizoo T5 UVB Lighting, and a Reptizoo basking area. When I got Spock about a month ago, I took the set up. I went to my Vet that is NOT a reptile specialist but does see them. Spock has MBD but is fairly healthy and still growing. He has a hump pn his back and a very crooked tail. It's so sad that he showed signs of MBD at the petstore and they didn't even do anything about it. Anyway. Since obtaining him, I have been feeding him a mustard and collard greens salad daily and rotate from sweet potato, carrots and diff fruits everyday. I sprinkle the calcium powder over and I also feed him superworms and crickets in between his salads as suggested by the vet. My concern is that I just don't want his MBD to get worse. He has full mobility, he's a fast little booger. He seems happy and healthy. Very sweet and social. I let him out twice a day to explore the house and play. I also let him sit at the window for natural sunlight. I joined this forum because Spock is my second beardie but first special needs and I want to do right by him. Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with MBD? Is there anything else I can do? I've read up on it religiously but felt like I needed help from experienced owners. I also have a female beardie that is healthy and happy in a separate enclosure. But I'm on here mainly for Spock's MBD. Spock is still able to jump around his enclosure from his bed to the branches. He climbs very well and I'm just so lucky that he seems pretty healthy despite having a huge hunchback. What do you guys think? Any advice? Vet told me to keep up his daily regimen and to contact if anything changes. He gave me extra supplements to put in his food but nothing else since Spock doesn't seem to be in any pain.. thank you guys in advance!
Nat and Spock
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 had a tail that looked broken and crooked. So my family member bought him and she cared for him as a first time beardie owner. She followed the advice from the vet, 50gal terrarium, Reptizoo T5 UVB Lighting, and a Reptizoo basking area. When I got Spock about a month ago, I took the set up. I went to my Vet that is NOT a reptile specialist but does see them. Spock has MBD but is fairly healthy and still growing. He has a hump pn his back and a very crooked tail. It's so sad that he showed signs of MBD at the petstore and they didn't even do anything about it. Anyway. Since obtaining him, I have been feeding him a mustard and collard greens salad daily and rotate from sweet potato, carrots and diff fruits everyday. I sprinkle the calcium powder over and I also feed him superworms and crickets in between his salads as suggested by the vet. My concern is that I just don't want his MBD to get worse. He has full mobility, he's a fast little booger. He seems happy and healthy. Very sweet and social. I let him out twice a day to explore the house and play. I also let him sit at the window for natural sunlight. I joined this forum because Spock is my second beardie but first special needs and I want to do right by him. Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with MBD? Is there anything else I can do? I've read up on it religiously but felt like I needed help from experienced owners. I also have a female beardie that is healthy and happy in a separate enclosure. But I'm on here mainly for Spock's MBD. Spock is still able to jump around his enclosure from his bed to the branches. He climbs very well and I'm just so lucky that he seems pretty healthy despite having a huge hunchback. What do you guys think? Any advice? Vet told me to keep up his daily regimen and to contact if anything changes. He gave me extra supplements to put in his food but nothing else since Spock doesn't seem to be in any pain.. thank you guys in advance!
Nat and Spock