Metabolic Bone Disease

Here are just some of the signs of Metabolic Bone Disease- MBD
bent legs
floppy legs
rubber jaw
under bite
twitching or tremors
bumps on back, base of tail
kinked tail

First thing, is to find a good reptile vet, if you don't have one yet, that deals with Bearded Dragons. You will want to have your beardie vet checked to find out what exactly is wrong. It might take a few days to get your beardie in to have it checked out, so you can follow the information I am giving you to start out with. An x-ray is the best way to tell just how bad the MBD is. Next you will want to have your vet dose liquid calcium, if possible. The beardie can absorb it better then the powder form and it works faster to stop the bones from any more damage. You want to have a good UVB bulb to help stop the MBD. Make sure you follow the vets dosage on the liquid calcium, to much calcium is as bad as not enough and will cause the same symptoms. Most of the time a beardie having MBD will also have emaciation and possible dehrdration too.

You will want to make sure you have a good UVB bulb to help out with your beardie. One of the best on the market is Repti-sun 10, tube bulb. Coils are bad and can create eye problems in beardies.