Uromastyx Help.
- Thread starter Ryanmahe
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You have a male, females are not black, they are a cream brown color males are the only one that have black heads and legs
thats not true. http://deerfernfarms.com/Uromastyx_Mali.htm females can also develop black with striping on them.
Given the data you have given us it doesant seems to me that is MBD
However give im some more veggys there are lots of things that you can try. Water cress, dandilions, hybiscus, clover, figs ,alfafa ,spineless opuncia, rabits hay,etc. And change your uv bulb by a new 10.0 like powersun(Im not a big fan of this "fry you lizard brains lamps", but this is just what this guys like and need
). Im thinking 2 things that could cause this: artritis ,bonne cancer or a infection. Touch your lizards swollen leg. If the lump is really hard(bonne hard) and ataches to the bonne or makes part of it it is either artritis(much more likely) or some kind of tumor. Or if the lump fells soft or even like there is some kind of harder material inside of it, there is very high possibility that is a infection and the lump is a big pus ball
Try to strech very delicatly your lizard leg. That will help you to analize it. Lets start by that and then we will see.
I would say there is a 95% of chance that is either artritis or a infection and both are treatable
However give im some more veggys there are lots of things that you can try. Water cress, dandilions, hybiscus, clover, figs ,alfafa ,spineless opuncia, rabits hay,etc. And change your uv bulb by a new 10.0 like powersun(Im not a big fan of this "fry you lizard brains lamps", but this is just what this guys like and need). Im thinking 2 things that could cause this: artritis ,bonne cancer or a infection. Touch your lizards swollen leg. If the lump is really hard(bonne hard) and ataches to the bonne or makes part of it it is either artritis(much more likely) or some kind of tumor. Or if the lump fells soft or even like there is some kind of harder material inside of it, there is very high possibility that is a infection and the lump is a big pus ball Try to strech very delicatly your lizard leg. That will help you to analize it. Lets start by that and then we will see. I would say there is a 95% of chance that is either artritis or a infection and both are treatable
GoodRyanmahe;2503198; said:
Now i have bad and good news for you! The good news is that if it is indeed a infection, its easier to treat than artritis. The bad news is that you will need the help of a exotic vet. Try to find one asap. Oh just remenbared it can also be some kind of fracture. The vet should radiograph the limp. If its a infection the vet will give your lizard a anestetic, will make a insision on the limp, estract all the pus and nasty stuff that may be there, leave the wound open for furter cleaning by you and will prescrive antibiotics (that may be injectable) for you to give at home. If everything goes well your lizard should be back to full health in no time but its really needed the asistance of a vet, as the only treatment is cirurgic along side antibiotic injections Good luck