THIS is why reptiles MUST HAVE UVB!!!!!!!!!
This 1 year old iguana is on my way to my house. THIS is what happened when careless, clueless, irresponsible, or lazy reptile owners don't do their research with their reptiles.
THIS is Metabolic Bone Disease. THIS is a living hell for this iguana. I can get him healthy again, but he will never ever be normal.
Without a UVB light, this iggy's body couldn't process calcium. So his body started to rob his bones of calcium and his body became more and more bent & distorted. MBD is reversible but the effects are not.
This is an X-Ray of my little buddy Toothless' hips. He had MBD for a short amount of time before I got him and treated him. Even though he is healthy now, he will always have a severely bent spine. He will always drag one leg and eventually this will shorten his life. All because his first owners didn't have a good UVB light and give his growing body extra calcium.
