mbd

Hello I have a around 1 1/2 year old ambelobian Panther chameleon. He is in the biggest reptibreeze cage I could find. I have a hydro fogger to keep it humid I have a misting system that keeps him well hydrated. I use a sunbright for heat and UVA/UVB. I also have a heat lamp going. If any other...

Hello fellow chameleon forumers, my guy has shown some beginning signs of MBD and I believe it may be time to do something about it. I've tried following advice and made sure i have a standard supplementing schedule. He has started to become less active overall. He'll move to his sleepy-time...

This poor little leopard gecko was dumped on the doorstep of Petco (of all places) overnight last week. They brought it to me with the usual allotment of other sick critters they're trying to sell. The poor gecko was severely emaciated, dehydrated, fractured forearm and rubbery jaw from obvious...

Ok so the other day i posted a thread thinking my female panther may have been gravid because she was dark colours and roaming around the bottom of the cage. I went out and bought a laying bin and set it up in her enclosure but she has not even so much looked at it. Today i have came home...

My male veiled cham has terrible MBD. I know this takes weeks or months to develop, but it honestly seems to have developed overnight. A few days ago he was chasing crickets all over the cage, now he can't even hold himself up or move in any direction. He lives in a 18x18x30 wire mesh cage...

Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) is unfortunately a common disease of reptiles due to lack of dietary calcium, imbalanced nutrition and/or lack of UVB rays. UVB rays from either unfiltered sunlight or a UVB producing bulb are needed in reptiles to produce Vitamin D3 in the skin, which is necessary...

You may remember my little redfoot tortoise rescue. Mia had very loving owners who were just completely uneducated on the needs of a reptile and for over 2 years Mia lived in a 20 gallon tank filled with about a foot of cedar shavings with only a heat lamp above her. She had a water bowl that...

around 8 month old, female vielded Okay so lately alexa hasn't been herself at all lately, and weird things keeps happening with her either she gets constipated and dosn't poop everyday like she normally does, or she dosn't seem interrested in her crickets at all , before she used to go after...

Well I'm getting a redfoot tortoise. Someone posted one on craigslist needing a new home because their nephew lost interest (why people get difficult to care for exotic pets for children I still have no idea...) so of course I responded. The adult owner obviously cares for her a lot and asked...

I think he has joint problems but that's out of speculation. While climbing usually, his back legs grab his front legs causing him to get stuck and unbalanced. He's always doing it. The more active he is that day, the more he does it. It's to the point where he's scarring his own arms. I usually...

URGENT: vet appt today. I have a very hard decision to make and need advice Hey all, I have a male panther cham (locale unknown) who is approaching about 10 months of age. Since the time we rescued him from someone who wasn't caring for him about 7 months ago, he has been battling a serious...

This is a cautionary tail (pun intended).... Female veiled, 8 months old, 3.5 inches (yes, correct units) nose to vent, 13 grams. Owners unable to care for so relinquished to us. The absolute worst case of nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism (MBD) I have ever seen. She is being...

My female cham is hanging around the bottom of her cage a lot. She also has a very weak grip. I think it might be signs of MBD. Cage Info: Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size? I am in the process of getting her a new cage, but the one I have now is glass with...

I just purchased a male Veiled Cham from a young gentleman that just purchased him from the local reptile show this past weekend.............. I brought him home and noticed he could barely stand. I put 40 dusted super worms in a dish and he sticks his tongue out above the worms and misses...