How to help my new rescued crested gecko with metabolic bone disease?

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I've never had a crested gecko before and I'm about to rescue one from a girl. This gecko has MBD. I need all advice and tips on how to help it. Thank you!

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

As you probably know MBD is a metabolic disease due to lack of Calcium. Treatment must be done properly at your local vets, while prevention (or cure of mild forms of MBD) can be achieved by following these recommendations: Gut load live food prior to feeding making them more nutritious, dust live food with Nutrobal, Calcium, and/or Calcium D3, use correct UVB light, avoid excessive phosphorous in a diet (most fruits are high in P and low in Ca).

How to help my new rescued crested gecko with metabolic bone disease?

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