Something is wrong with my anole.

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He is having issues moving. Looks like something is wrong with the right hind leg. Any possibilities? Also he hasn't shed completely. The humidity is 75%, and he get's crickets with anole food and gets reptocal on the crickets 2 times a week, it has d3 in it. He didn't even bite me when I went to pick him up which he normally does. Only time he gets handled when I go go change all the bedding in the tank. It is a 30gl. He is the only thing in it.
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Does he have access to ultraviolet light? The leg looks kind of like metabolic bone disease to me.
 
that would be m.b.d. for sure. he needs a uv light. and you might try bumping the humidity into the mid 80's. he might also need some extra calcium supplement in his diet....
 
ok a cricket might have gotten him. and a 25 uv won't cut it in a 30. that might cover a 15. you might need a 50-60 uv. hope it helps...
 
Right now I put him in a small 1-2 gallon container so I can keep a better eye on him.I have the same uv on him but not close to the cage. Would a 75 day blue light work better on the 30?
 
If the blue light has a good output of UVB then yes but usually incandescents do not give of any UV light so you need a florescent. stress may be making it worse so cover his tank so that he cant see out of it. moisten the substrate and keep him nice and warm.
 
He is in a small container instead of the 30 so I can keep an eye on him. He tends to blend into the bedding to well, but can't with a paper towel. It is an rzilla I just checked the site and it said that it does.
 
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