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Old 04-04-2009, 11:40 AM   #17 (permalink)
underdog5004
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Default Re: My little escape artist

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Originally Posted by aconrad View Post
Hey boosted, have you ever had problems with partial paralysis? Or a beardie that wouldnt move their back legs but could if needed, but only slightly kinda like a shake. I had a problem with impaction when I went out of town and left them with my mom, and he doesnt use his back legs now even though the female was worse with the impaction, pm me if you have any insight.
That sounds like Metabolic Bone Disorder, basically, a lack of calcium and UV light. Try dusting his food with calcium powder, with no phosphorus added. Try to get him into some real sunlight for a couple hours every day.
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