MBD metabolic bone disease info

[tortz]

Hi all,

I was wondering if everyone could post some pictures of the signs of MBD, in lizards.

This will not only help me, but will also help others in spotting the early signs of this disease.

Any input on this subject will be highly respected, by me and by everyone else.

Many thanks

[Cali2304]

Early signs include, shake-y limbs, lack of appetite, soft jaw bones and also our gecko found it hard to lift his head up

[kirsten]

"bendy" limbs, either bowed or a funny walk.

[freekygeeky]

slightly curved back


bent legs


bent legs
and at the worst



youu can see this more that she has been on a diet but she has a bent spine


leo legs






puffyness

[bernards mom]

one gecko i had had very weak bendy arms (partly down to mbd partly down to starvation) but the most prominent mbd feature was her jaw. from the second pic you will see how much her lower jaw protrudes but also when i had to syringe feed her her whole lower jaw was that flexible it would fold in the middle rather than open at the jaw!

[kizzy21_uk]

looking at all ur pictures i think my leopard gecko Gekks had mbd, we got him from a shop at 8 weeks he seemed ok something wasnt right but as an adult now he has bent front arms we call him spesul boy, but ive always dusted food and gutt loaded food have the correct set up. so wat causes it, is it something ive done wrongis he in pain....
also he lives wiv 2 ladys was hoping to breed um next year is this a bad idea....

i feel awful i didnt no

[freekygeeky]

Originally Posted by kizzy21_uk

looking at all ur pictures i think my leopard gecko Gekks had mbd, we got him from a shop at 8 weeks he seemed ok something wasnt right but as an adult now he has bent front arms we call him spesul boy, but ive always dusted food and gutt loaded food have the correct set up. so wat causes it, is it something ive done wrongis he in pain....
also he lives wiv 2 ladys was hoping to breed um next year is this a bad idea....

i feel awful i didnt no

MBD cannot be fixed but can be stopped so he will always have bent legs if he has had MBD you just dont want it to get worse...are his legs soft? (the bones?)

[bernards mom]

do you have any pics you could put on?
alot of my geckos probs were down to the fact that she was emaciated and covered in unshed skin. i had to syringe feed her and with her feeds i fed either calcium, nutrabol or occasionally neither. after lots of love and care she is finally getting there.
is yours eating ok? what supliments do you use and how often? how old is he now?

[kizzy21_uk]

um i dont think so they feel like the other guys leg just they are bent funny shape sort forward, he seems happy eats very well.
wa do i do to stop it getting worse i mean i never knew and he is 3 years old now.

[freekygeeky]

Originally Posted by kizzy21_uk

um i dont think so they feel like the other guys leg just they are bent funny shape sort forward, he seems happy eats very well.
wa do i do to stop it getting worse i mean i never knew and he is 3 years old now.

as long as your supplimently corerctly it wont get worse.. it wont go away however as its happened... it wont cause him problems.. as in pain etc
just make sur eyou suplliment ocorrectly etc