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The SolarGlo has been known to have problems recently. Certainly some are OK and some are compromised. Whether or not you choose to replace it is up to you. But 6" is rather close for a mercury vapor bulb. The Solar Glo is a MVB that puts out UVB, the Sun Glo is just a basking light, so make sure that you have the bulb you need...just a thought.

Calcium is necessary for muscle contraction/relaxation. Vitamin D is as well...they go together. Low levels of vitamin D lead to hypocalcemia. Muscle tremors result when the calcium balance is off in the blood plasma, and hormones are produced to leach calcium from the bones to get the calcium levels in the blood back to normal. The bones are affected which is why it is called Metabolic Bone Disease, but the actual name is secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism.

Having the temperature at a basking temp of 105-ish and ambient of 77-80 will keep the metabolism warm enough and fast enough to process everything. Vit D needs to be provided either through the diet via cod liver oil or in the calcium supplement, and with natural sunlight or a good UVB bulb. Everything without bones needs calcium supplement. You mentioned Herptivite, but that is a multivitamin and not a calcium supplement. I get names confused sometimes, so wasn't sure if you had the right stuff. You want a diet that is about 2:1 Ca : P ratio. Ground turkey is about 1:27-33. It's very backwards, high in phosphorous and low in calcium. So it must be supplemented with calcium. Eggs, insects, pinkies are all backwards and need to be supplemented at every feeding. Many Colombians eat fruit, but mine didn't until the were closer to a year or two old. Young tegus rely on the protein of bugs and meat for growth. But in the wild, their prey feeds on greens which are higher in calcium. Fruit is high in phosphorous, so I wouldn't be concerned about during this healing process.

The fastest, surest way to get your tegu healthy is to bring him to a vet. They'll do bloodwork and then prescribe an oral calcium that is better absorbed than the powder. The bloodwork will determine if an injection is necessary or even appropriate.

<blockquote data-quote="laurarfl" data-source="post: 95275" data-attributes="member: 401">The SolarGlo has been known to have problems recently.&nbsp; Certainly some are OK and some are compromised.&nbsp; Whether or not you choose to replace it is up to you.&nbsp; But 6&quot; is rather close for a mercury vapor bulb.&nbsp; The Solar Glo is a MVB that puts out UVB, the Sun Glo is just a basking light, so make sure that you have the bulb you need...just a thought.Calcium is necessary for muscle contraction/relaxation.&nbsp; Vitamin D is as well...they go together.&nbsp; Low levels of vitamin D lead to hypocalcemia.&nbsp; Muscle tremors result when the calcium balance is off in the blood plasma, and hormones are produced to leach calcium from the bones to get the calcium levels in the blood back to normal.&nbsp; The bones are affected which is why it is called Metabolic Bone Disease, but the actual name is secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism.Having the temperature at a basking temp of 105-ish and ambient of 77-80 will keep the metabolism warm enough and fast enough to process everything.&nbsp; Vit D needs to be provided either through the diet via cod liver oil or in the calcium supplement, and with natural sunlight or a good UVB bulb.&nbsp; Everything without bones needs calcium supplement.&nbsp; You mentioned Herptivite, but that is a multivitamin and not a calcium supplement.&nbsp; I get names confused sometimes, so wasn't sure if you had the right stuff.&nbsp; You want a diet that is about 2:1 Ca : P ratio.&nbsp; Ground turkey is about 1:27-33.&nbsp; It's very backwards, high in phosphorous and low in calcium.&nbsp; So it must be supplemented with calcium.&nbsp; Eggs, insects, pinkies are all backwards and need to be supplemented at every feeding. Many Colombians eat fruit, but mine didn't until the were closer to a year or two old.&nbsp; Young tegus rely on the protein of bugs and meat for growth.&nbsp; But in the wild, their prey feeds on greens which are higher in calcium.&nbsp; Fruit is high in phosphorous, so I wouldn't be concerned about during this healing process.The fastest, surest way to get your tegu healthy is to bring him to a vet.&nbsp; They'll do bloodwork and then prescribe an oral calcium that is better absorbed than the powder.&nbsp; The bloodwork will determine if an injection is necessary or even appropriate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="laurarfl, post: 95275, member: 401"] The SolarGlo has been known to have problems recently. Certainly some are OK and some are compromised. Whether or not you choose to replace it is up to you. But 6" is rather close for a mercury vapor bulb. The Solar Glo is a MVB that puts out UVB, the Sun Glo is just a basking light, so make sure that you have the bulb you need...just a thought. Calcium is necessary for muscle contraction/relaxation. Vitamin D is as well...they go together. Low levels of vitamin D lead to hypocalcemia. Muscle tremors result when the calcium balance is off in the blood plasma, and hormones are produced to leach calcium from the bones to get the calcium levels in the blood back to normal. The bones are affected which is why it is called Metabolic Bone Disease, but the actual name is secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism. Having the temperature at a basking temp of 105-ish and ambient of 77-80 will keep the metabolism warm enough and fast enough to process everything. Vit D needs to be provided either through the diet via cod liver oil or in the calcium supplement, and with natural sunlight or a good UVB bulb. Everything without bones needs calcium supplement. You mentioned Herptivite, but that is a multivitamin and not a calcium supplement. I get names confused sometimes, so wasn't sure if you had the right stuff. You want a diet that is about 2:1 Ca : P ratio. Ground turkey is about 1:27-33. It's very backwards, high in phosphorous and low in calcium. So it must be supplemented with calcium. Eggs, insects, pinkies are all backwards and need to be supplemented at every feeding. Many Colombians eat fruit, but mine didn't until the were closer to a year or two old. Young tegus rely on the protein of bugs and meat for growth. But in the wild, their prey feeds on greens which are higher in calcium. Fruit is high in phosphorous, so I wouldn't be concerned about during this healing process. The fastest, surest way to get your tegu healthy is to bring him to a vet. They'll do bloodwork and then prescribe an oral calcium that is better absorbed than the powder. The bloodwork will determine if an injection is necessary or even appropriate. [/QUOTE]

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