HELP Beardie wont move tail!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!?

Question

my beardie britini wont move her tail it has gone almost tottaly limp and i pushed her around smacked her feet and tail she WONT walk im afraid she has calcium defisciensie or MBD she has been eating reguraly she has been eating crickets baby food and calcium dusted vegetables i feed her green lettuce and carrots please someone help me!!! i dont want my baby to die! her tail is turning a bit whitish though pleaaaseeee help!

Answer 1

DONT FEED HER LETTUCE!!!!!!

I can't stress that enough. Lettuce has NO nutritional value, and is made up mostly of water! switch to collared greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, etc. with some bite-sized squash (any kind you can get). Lay off the carrots; they are really high in Vitamin A, which beardies don't absorb much of. Also, dont feed her baby food. Get her to a reptile vet ASAP for some immediate help; dont wait! Due to her nutritional needs vs. what she is getting, she probably does have MBD. Raise the amount of UV in the tank, and start feeding things from the list at www.beautifuldragons.com.

For my complete caresheet, contact me. Good luck, and I hope she gets better! I'm sorry if anything I said sounded rude, but I am simply being honest and informative.

Answer 2

vet!!!! vet..... its probly paralizing.

Answer 3

getting her to the vet is the best advice we can give you at this time.

Answer 4

vet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

In correction to Lizard_Luver, your baby can have lettuce, just make sure it's romane lettuce. Iceburg and baby lettuce has no nutritional value and is basically a waste of time and money to be feeing your little one...and I agree about the carrots. Only feed them to her in small amounts. Baby human food is meant for just that...human babies. Lizards and humans have WAY different nutritional needs so lay off the baby food too. Use that as a treat once in a greeeeeat while. Keep using the calcium powder though. That's one good thing you're doing right. Also, make sure you have a UVB bulb for her or let her bask in the real sunlight for a few hours a day. Otherwise all that calcium powder you're giving her doesn't get absorbed in her body and goes to waste.

For now I'd suggest getting her to a vet ASAP. MBD is very serious and can kill fairly quickly if not taken care of. Good luck! I hope she gets better soon. =)