metabolic bone disease

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Posted by danya on November 19, 2001 at 20:42:03:

my sulcata has mbd, i have no idea how though. she gets all the right foods, supplemented with calcium with d3. she also has a brand new 24"- 20 watt uvb bulb that i got when i bought her in april. i also just bought her another one. she has a heat lamp for day and nite at one far end, hide spots, climbing spots, everything else she needs. i don't know what i did wrong! does anyone know what wasnt right or could she have had it earlier from the breeder? also, what can i do to help her? today she took her first bite of strawberry (she can't resist it) but wont eat anything else. she was at the vets for a week and a half while they rehydrated her and force fed her. really, all i can do is keep offering her favorite foods. i bought some isorep to get some electrolytes and minerals back into her since she was dehydrated. any ideas???

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: my sulcata has mbd, i have no idea how though. she gets all the right foods, supplemented with calcium with d3. she also has a brand new 24"- 20 watt uvb bulb that i got when i bought her in april. i also just bought her another one. she has a heat lamp for day and nite at one far end, hide spots, climbing spots, everything else she needs. i don't know what i did wrong! does anyone know what wasnt right or could she have had it earlier from the breeder? also, what can i do to help her? today she took her first bite of strawberry (she can't resist it) but wont eat anything else. she was at the vets for a week and a half while they rehydrated her and force fed her. really, all i can do is keep offering her favorite foods. i bought some isorep to get some electrolytes and minerals back into her since she was dehydrated. any ideas???

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