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Sounds like Becky has everything covered.

Set up looks very good, yes the tiles make perfect substrate.. my leos are on a 18x18 tile.. I too still encourage you to get the little girl looked at. Good luck! You may also want to measure the temps at the top of the vine you have in there and see how hot those are getting.. becareful they arent too high as well, wouldnt want her falling and hurting herself, especially considering her possible bone condition.. then you would really be in trouble with vet costs! Did you get her from a petstore?

You can encourage her to drink by dripping water on her nose and letting her lick it off. another alternative is to give her a bath in some luke warm water and perhaps she will drink from that too.

Oh and for the record, those bowls you have in there.. you couldve gotten regular boring bowls.. might have saved you some $$ and still serve the same purpose.. ya know for future reference

I've been misting her greens and watering down the baby food.

I didn't get her from a pet store, I got her from a breeder at a reptile expo last sunday and she was happy and healthy until this past Friday. Since Friday her condition has improved but I am still concerned about the possibility that she may have a bone condition.

my my my:tears:

have you tried contacting the breeder? the breeder i have delt with has been wonderful and backs his animals 100%, he especially takes the time to try and help everyway he can... perhaps you could give him/her a call and explain the situation and see if its something they can help with. again good luck!

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Originally Posted by kanarybird

Problem was that I bought the initial setup and it was wrong in every way (the retailer has since heard my ferocious roar). Then I needed to purchase new everything...

Anyhoo, she's eaten very well today, her limbs are much more dextrous, she is much more active and her eyes are open and alert.

Here are some pictures of her and her enclosure (i got my camera back today!!)...

http://www.johnkanary.com/personal/yoko_1.jpg

http://www.johnkanary.com/personal/yoko_2.jpg

Any feedback is cool...

I've got her in a 20L (for now) with a patio stone (which I boiled) a repti-glo clamp (for heat) a powersun (for UV) and Ceramic Tiles for substrate (under suggestion by BeardedDragon). The Temps are 105-110 and 85-90.

Thanks.

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The tank looks good! Your maybe the first person to go out and buy the things i recommend to you the first day:D you do how ever need to make the power sun at least 12 inches from the basking platform, it looks farther than that in the picture. It was nice talking you in chat! - Matt

does "Spring mix" contain spinach? Because spinach should NEVER be fed to a BD. it binds the calcium in their body which could easily contribute to a calcium deficit.
You should be bathing your BD at least 3 times a week for 10-15 mins. Many/most BDs do not drink, and misting does not do much anything for a dragon that wont lap it up as it drips down its face (http://bearded-dragons.com/boards/index.php backs me up on all these facts, they're an excellent resource and I highly recommend you check them out).

You're doing great by eliminating a particulate substrate like calcisand and moving to tile, it's the most easy to maintain and safe substrate for BDs in my opinion. If your dragon is refusing food or has trouble with impaction I recommend raising your basking temp (surface temp, measured with either a digital probe or laser, not a stick-on-the-wall piece of doody ;)) to 115F to help her digest. Also adding a drop of olive oil to soft food like squash will help her pass any impacted calcisand or chitin shells that may be lodged in her gut.

what protein are you feeding her at the moment? try switching to a low chitin-to-protein-ratio food like silkworms or hornworms. most picky dragons go nuts for such 'delicacies', but unlike superworms (NEVER FEED THOSE) they are actually a good 'treat' for the dragon. :D

i can't pimp out bearded-dragons.com enough, seriously. beautifuldragons.com also has a great feeding sheet which you could benefit from a lot, it tells you which greens are most appropriate and which should never be fed.

and last but not least, when it is financially viable for you (and be serious with your finances, your pet is in need of medical care. skip a few meals out and make a sandwich for lunch or something, every buck counts) take her to an experienced vet. she needs a fecal done to determine if parasites are robbing her of what nutrition she's getting and if she's got any underlying causes for her problems.

your setup looks pretty nice there! You're doing a great job. :)