has my breared dragon caught a cold?

Question
hi my breadered dragon seems to be shaking , and has i have the flu at the moment wondered if she has caught my cold .
her colouring is very healthy but her legs seem to shake and her belly . she is still eating , small amounts , and is green cabbage ok for her to eat as she wont touch other veg. she is around 4 months old .
thank you joanne

Answer
Sounds like MBD which is a bone disorder from lack of calcium...the legs will shake or twitch and the lizard will eat much less then normal sometimes nothing at all...cabbage is best avoided it blocks calcium from entering the body and can cause healthproblems such as MBD...your lizard needs to go to a reptile vet right now or her condition will only get worse and she cold loose her life...write down what type of food you've been feeding, how long you've had her, what shes housed in, what type of bedding she has been on, and what type of lighting and heating she has to take to the vets with you...baby dragons grow very fast and sometimes can get bone disorders...they need alot of calcium and vitamin D3 to promote the absorption of calcium into the body...the UVB light must be within 8 inches of the lizards highest basking point but never more then 10 inches away the further away the lizard sits from the light the less the uvb rays work properly for the lizard and the lizard will get such problems as what your lizard has...she needs a vet right not look in your phone book or online apon getting this e-mail you can not treat her at home and she will likely get a calcium shot via the vets and iv fluids.... otherwise she will die so please please take her to a vet with reptile experienced within a day.