Hello! I would like some advice regarding my 2 year old redfoot. In spite of everything I've tried, Magda has been developing some pyramiding in only her back half which I know is a sign of MBD (pic attached of Magda in her waterbowl).
I've had her since she was about a month old, and she was a bit soft back then so she's been having calcium w D3 supplemented fairly regularly over the last 2 years. Her scute growth in the front is pretty smooth. her environment is a warm, humid, closed indoor enclosure (7'x3.5') with a tube UVB light. Her meals are typically rotating through dandelion/hibiscus/chicory/plantain plant leaves, mango/papaya/banana/plantain, and chicken/river shrimp/beef liver/beef kidney. She tries to eat concrete and gravel if given the opportunity on trips outside, so I've been supplementing Miner-All and Repashy Super Veggie 3x week in meals for over 6 months now with no noticeable improvement to her bumpy scute growth or preference for eating rocks.
Magda has always hated eating her greens so I have to chop and mix them up with some fruit and protein to make sure she eats them. She LOVES protein (river shrimp and beef liver in particular). She walks, eats, drinks, and poops fine, and spends most of her time chilling. She was negative for parasites, TINC, and herpes recently and the vet said they weren't worried about her bumpiness, but I really want to figure out what is not right so she can be as healthy as possible.
I've even bought a chunk of raw limestone (apparently a common primary ingredient in concrete and high in calcium) but Magda only took a couple of bites at it before losing interest. She's always had plenty of UVB and calcium supplemented. Is it a case of overdone calcium? Could it be caused by some other deficiency? I'd like to know opinions please.
I've had her since she was about a month old, and she was a bit soft back then so she's been having calcium w D3 supplemented fairly regularly over the last 2 years. Her scute growth in the front is pretty smooth. her environment is a warm, humid, closed indoor enclosure (7'x3.5') with a tube UVB light. Her meals are typically rotating through dandelion/hibiscus/chicory/plantain plant leaves, mango/papaya/banana/plantain, and chicken/river shrimp/beef liver/beef kidney. She tries to eat concrete and gravel if given the opportunity on trips outside, so I've been supplementing Miner-All and Repashy Super Veggie 3x week in meals for over 6 months now with no noticeable improvement to her bumpy scute growth or preference for eating rocks.
Magda has always hated eating her greens so I have to chop and mix them up with some fruit and protein to make sure she eats them. She LOVES protein (river shrimp and beef liver in particular). She walks, eats, drinks, and poops fine, and spends most of her time chilling. She was negative for parasites, TINC, and herpes recently and the vet said they weren't worried about her bumpiness, but I really want to figure out what is not right so she can be as healthy as possible.
I've even bought a chunk of raw limestone (apparently a common primary ingredient in concrete and high in calcium) but Magda only took a couple of bites at it before losing interest. She's always had plenty of UVB and calcium supplemented. Is it a case of overdone calcium? Could it be caused by some other deficiency? I'd like to know opinions please.