hello everyone this is my first post i was hoping someone can answer a question I have. i have been trying to find out if you can cure Metabolic Bone Disease in a ig or is it something I have to worry about showing up again. i have had my ig for 15 months now .i rescued her from someone who stop feeding her and did'nt have the right food, lights, and a very small tank. i got everything she needed and spent alot of time at the vets with her she is eating all the right greens has all the right lights she even went though her first breeding season she layed 32 eggs .the lady at the local pet store says I have to have everything right for her if she layed eggs. but I am worried about her getting Metabolic Bone Disease again

Hi and Welcome to HC Network! If your ig was relatively young, then Metabolic Bone Disease is more or less curable. IF you continue to give her the proper lighting, foods and exercise in a properly sized cage, then the Metabolic Bone Disease should not come back. Severe Metabolic Bone Disease causes skeletal problems, which is not fixable, and if your ig appears normal, is of normal size say 4 ish feet long if an adult, she should be fine. What you do need to watch for is egg binding which did not happen this time around but could happen in the future...so just in case...I thought I would tell you.

Post some pictures of your girl when you get a chance....enjoy yourself here!!!!

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Welcome to Herp Center, you will find us a very friendly group.

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thanks lyn I forgot to add I belive she is 3yrs old and she is in a 5x5x3 cage that my husband and I bulit for her.she was showing the signs when I took her to the vet after I got her 15months ago. she is doing great today

Welcome to Herp Center.

Could you please define more clearly what means exactly. We often hear new members tell us this and later discover that our definition of "right" is very different from what they've been told.

It really sounds like you want to give your girl a great life... kudos! That's what we're here to help you do.

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Welcome to the Herp Center Network.

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Steph is correct....let us know what kind of lighting and what you are feeding her....just in case you could be doing more to help her out....

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hi kiwi has 2 infrared heat lights one stays on all the time the other is on only at night.a basking spot light for day all are 150w and a full spectrum fluorescent 10.0 because she is in such a large cage they have to be that high or I can't keep her temps up.right now her temps run 90 during the day and about 80 at night . i have been following the ig den diet she has collard,arugla,dandelion,turnip,mustard,and I altanate swiss chard,chickory, endive,watercress, vegies squash,yams,parsnips, greenbean,peas,she gets different vegies everyday.fruits 2x a week mostly grapes,melons, blueberries,raspberries,mango. i don'tgive her strawberries they give her the runs what a mess. thanks ig girl

Hi Ig_girl,

Welcome to Herp Center! You've come to the right site for info! Good Luck!

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