My bearded dragon has a swollen leg and can't walk. Is it MBD?

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I rescued a bearded dragon on Craigslist and he was deprived of appropriate food, heat, and calcium and his left leg is really big (looks swollen) and he cannot walk on it. He has a bad limp and won't move much. He is about 2 years old and he is housed with my other male dragon. I cannot take him to the vet so I need another way to take care of him.

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

It sounds like it could be due to MBD which is caused due to lack of calcium, unfortunately this condition might be permanent, the only treatment is calcium supplement and calcium injection but it will probably not repair the damage that is already done.

My bearded dragon has a swollen leg and can't walk. Is it MBD?

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