Why is my beardie dragging his back legs?
If your bearded dragon can’t move its legs at all, it’s likely to be suffering form MBD, broken bones, paralysis from impaction and spinal injuries. However, if your dragon is walking strangely, this can be caused by infections, overheating or other neurological illnesses.
What kind of body does a Chinese water dragon have?
Chinese water dragons have a pretty iconic profile. They have massive tails that take up about 70 percent of the body. The lizards use them for balance and defense! The legs are quite strong, too. The back legs can even support the lizard as it moves on two legs!
When to take your chinese water dragon to the vet?
You might also notice lethargy, deformed bones (crooked back, open jaw), swollen legs etc. If you suspect MBD, please take your Chinese water dragon to the vet for blood testing, visual examination and treatment. This can be life-threatening and effects can also be irreversible.
What causes a Chinese water dragon to not lay eggs?
Dystocia (egg binding) in Chinese water dragons Dystocia, or egg binding, is when a gravid female Chinese water dragon cannot lay all or some of her eggs. This can be caused by different reasons, including weak muscles or bones, lack of heat/UVB in the cage, calcium deficiency or lack of an egg laying site.
What happens if a bearded dragon can’t move its legs?
As a result, it will cause tail and back kinking, rubbery jaw. It will also cause soft bones that will easily break and cause joint problems. This will make it too hard and painful for your bearded dragon to move. Your bearded dragon’s bones will become covered with a fibrous tissue that will make them look swollen.
Chinese water dragons have a pretty iconic profile. They have massive tails that take up about 70 percent of the body. The lizards use them for balance and defense! The legs are quite strong, too. The back legs can even support the lizard as it moves on two legs!
You might also notice lethargy, deformed bones (crooked back, open jaw), swollen legs etc. If you suspect MBD, please take your Chinese water dragon to the vet for blood testing, visual examination and treatment. This can be life-threatening and effects can also be irreversible.
Dystocia (egg binding) in Chinese water dragons Dystocia, or egg binding, is when a gravid female Chinese water dragon cannot lay all or some of her eggs. This can be caused by different reasons, including weak muscles or bones, lack of heat/UVB in the cage, calcium deficiency or lack of an egg laying site.
What happens if bearded dragon can’t move its back legs?
If your bearded dragon can’t move its back legs, it can be impaction, gout, back injury and more. With impaction, the foreign object, large bugs or substrate fill the guts and compress the spine. Gout is when a bearded dragon’s kidneys don’t filter out uric acid properly, so their levels rise in blood.
Is my Chinese water dragon sick?
Reptiles will often not show obvious signs of illness until they are very sick, but you should look out for any changes in appetite or faeces passed, as well as changes in weight, behaviour, skin colouration or breathing. Other signs of illness include discharges from the eyes, nose or mouth or problems with shedding.
Are Chinese water dragons hard to take care of?
Caring for Chinese water dragons is not all that difficult but their needs are very specific (as are most reptile species’). They are arboreal lizards, meaning they climb and like to be up high. Water dragons enjoy a humid environment, so maintain cage humidity at close to 80 percent.
