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Eleanor
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 Need help with my agama

My roommate worked at a pet store and saw this agama, Eleanor. If you look at this picture, she has no "fingers" on her front feet, and her back feet move funny. She kind of skitters around her tank. So my roomie brought her home because the pet store was going to freeze her (they didn’t think anyone would buy her) Shortly after, my roommate moved out and left me with her. I’m told she is a butterfly agama. Can anybody tell me what I can do to best take care of her.

She is in a 10 gallon tank. I have calcium sand for the substrate. I provide fresh water and keep the environment about 90 degrees. She gets UV light and eats mostly mealworms, occasionally crickets if she can catch them.



08/27/08  02:15pm

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ReptiGal94
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   Message To: Eleanor   In reference to Message Id: 1844168


 Need help with my agama

Aww poor baby.About her back legs and how she walks funny, what kind of UV light does she have?
Second, unless you want a plugged agama, switch her off of sand and onto repticarpet.Do you dust her food?
Mealworms are not high in calcium but mainly for weight gaining purposes only.Try offering less meal worms and more crickets or if you have them, roaches.Dust them with calcium twice a week.



Good luck with her,
JoAnne
08/28/08  05:26am

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Eleanor
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   Message To: ReptiGal94   In reference to Message Id: 1844846


 Need help with my agama

She has a 5.0 uvb light. I will try to feed more crickets, but honestly sometimes I wonder if she is a little blind too :) Shes my special little lizard. We built her a handicapp ramp so she can get up higher in her tank. I will switch to carpet, thanks for letting me know.
08/28/08  03:06pm

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   Message To: Eleanor   In reference to Message Id: 1845140


 Need help with my agama

get her a heating pad it will warm the ground and will be good for her feet.



09/14/08  05:54pm


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