Bearded Dragon Back Legs Dragging
When a bearded dragon is unable or unwilling to move its back legs it is a warning sign of a severe problem that needs to be attended to immediately.
Bearded dragon back legs dragging. It can also happen if your bearded dragon ingested loose substrate or other objects causing impaction. How long has the Bearded Dragon been lethargic. When the bearded dragon eats something like the substrate of the cage then it gets impacted.
Most often symptoms associated with weak and soft limbs indicate a low calcium and orvitamin D3 in your bearded dragons body. In the case of a major impaction the animal will not be very mobile and one or both back legs may appear paralyzed. Too much pressure from your fingers and you may exacerbate a fracture if there is one there.
A lower impaction that is only affecting the back. I give her a mix of collard greens mustard greens squash and bell pepper in the morning and refresh at night. I have given him a bath.
Remember that his bones are tiny. Black dry leathery tail. Hi I have a bearded dragon about 3m old.
Impaction is one of the conditions that frequently causes the death of bearded dragons. He has the Eco terra solar glo mercury bulb. Impaction can also occur if the temperatures are below 95 degrees in which case your Bearded Dragon may have trouble digesting.
Ive posted about this before but I feel like I still need answers. Paralyzed bearded dragons with all. Try not to touch his leg anymore you may accidently make the injury worse.
