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 #2068548


Bno
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 His legs wont work(help)

I have four blue bellies that i caught from the wild and have had for a year . I have a male and female in each cage.in the last two months both males quit eating. one has become very limb when being held and will only move when the lights go on and off. the other wont use his back legs when rooming around the cage,also he stops moving and becomes very stiff when being handle . when i put him back down he’ll take a deep breath and open his eyes like if he were just waking up.I’ve also walked into the room and seem the second male with the leg problems flat on his back trying to get back over.he seems to have problems with his balance.
both females seem to be very active and fat
09/06/09  07:45pm

 #2068557


Gravel1
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   Message To: Bno   In reference to Message Id: 2068548


 His legs wont work(help)

maybe turn down the temp
09/06/09  08:34pm

 #2068568


Geckogirlemi
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   Message To: Bno   In reference to Message Id: 2068548


 His legs wont work(help)

What’s the cage size? Do they have UVB/UVA lighting? Do you dust the food? What are you feeding them? Temps? Humidity? Substrate? Do they have things to climb on/hide in?

One thing it’s never a good idea to catch lizards in the wild and bring them into captivity cause they usually do have problems. Sounds like Metabolic Bone Disease or MBD. It is a calcium and/or vitamin D3 deficiency. They need D3 to synthesize calcium which is needed for their bones. I would take him to a qualified herp vet and in the mean time make sure you do get the uvb/uva tubes, and calcium with vitamin D3 dust and dust the food every feeding. Also make sure he has a good basking spot.
09/06/09  09:15pm

 #2068673


Bno
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   Message To: Geckogirlemi   In reference to Message Id: 2068568


 His legs wont work(help)

I use both a florescent aquarium bulbs ,and a heat lamb with a reptile bulb from the pet store both on timers. It never gets above 85. I use reptocal for a calcium dust with meal worms as treats .plenty of things to roam and play on. The last pair i had lived three years. i never once had a problem with them.
09/07/09  02:46am

 #2069452


Bno
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   Message To: Bno   In reference to Message Id: 2068673


 His legs wont work(help)

anybody have anything to say about the subject that i wrote about



09/08/09  06:33pm

 #2070058


Leah_Lizard
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   Message To: Bno   In reference to Message Id: 2069452


 His legs wont work(help)

sounds kinda like mbd
09/09/09  09:09pm

 #2070110


Erichaycraft
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   Message To: Leah_Lizard   In reference to Message Id: 2070058


 His legs wont work(help)

Regular aquarium bulbs are not what you need and the reptile bulb for heat is just that....for heat. These animals are suffering from vitamin deficiencies. The powder you use can only be processed with proper access to UVB light sources.
09/09/09  10:35pm

 #2070195


Bno
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   Message To: Erichaycraft   In reference to Message Id: 2070110


 His legs wont work(help)

http://www.exo-terra.com/images/shared/products/sun_glo_neodymium.jpg
I also use full spectrum florescent bulbs



09/10/09  05:13am

 #2070327


Geckogirlemi
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   Message To: Bno   In reference to Message Id: 2070195


 His legs wont work(help)

Sun glo is ok it’s an incandescent bulb for basking...not uvb/uva. Full spectrum used for fish isn’t the same as a reptile UVB/UVA light. You need atleast a 10.0 one, I suggest reading this

http://www.beautiful dragons.503xtreme.com/Research main.html

take the spaces out of it and copy and paste it into your browser

I would use repti-sun 10.0. It needs to run the length of the cage they sell them at different lengths. LINK
09/10/09  02:30pm

 #2070382


Bno
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   Message To: Geckogirlemi   In reference to Message Id: 2070327


 His legs wont work(help)

what i found out is that the bulb sun glo is used for uva ,but your right about the it not being a uvb bulb
09/10/09  04:43pm

 #2070389


Geckogirlemi
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   Message To: Bno   In reference to Message Id: 2070382


 His legs wont work(help)

Oh, sorry my bad. Are they doing any better??
09/10/09  05:00pm

 #2070619


Bno
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   Message To: Geckogirlemi   In reference to Message Id: 2070389


 His legs wont work(help)

in the small town i live in the best i could find was 50 buck a piece .so i went a found two 48inch zoo med reptisun 10.0 high output uvb bulb for the same price as one from are town .can I still use the incandescent bulbs for heat
09/11/09  02:02am

 #2072642


Bno
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   Message To: Geckogirlemi   In reference to Message Id: 2070389


 His legs wont work(help)

would you suggest using the heat lights with uvb bulbs.the temp of the cages are holding at 80
09/16/09  07:47pm

 #2072723


Geckogirlemi
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   Message To: Bno   In reference to Message Id: 2072642


 His legs wont work(help)

UVB/UVA tubes aren’t used for heat. I would research the exact species you have, and see what temperature they need for the basking spot and yes you can use incandescent bulbs for that
09/16/09  11:10pm


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