Why is your bearded dragons back legs shaking?

Well my friend had 2 lizards (leopard geckos) and when they were shaking their heads, they were dying. Bring your lizard to the vet quick!

Absolutely not. The above answer is 100% incorrect!!!Do not mistake a dragon bobbing his head with a sick leopard gecko. Bearded dragons often do what is called "bobbing" their heads as a form of communication, usually with ither dragons. The dominant dragon will "bob" their head and the submissive dragons will wave in a sign of submission to the dominant dragon. Dragons are social lizards and most of their behavior is a form of communication. Also they will turn very dark or puff their beard, usually if they are angry or trying to threaten another dragon. That is almost like the bully showing off his muscles and telling you he's going to beat you up. Please do not be concerned about it bobbing it's head. I hope you haven't already listened t o the incorrect post and wasted money on a vet only to find out it is a natural behavior.

Read this! Watch out, I hope you have done your research and listened to the 1st post!

The Leopard Gecko person is 100% correct if the animal has the all too familiar Rickets so common and SO preventable in captive Reptiles.

If this is up & down "bobbing" the above is correct for Bearded Dragons.

However, if it is looking like it is "shivering" shaking, then your pet is extremely Calcium deficient. This is called Rickets, and it is deadly if the appropriate measures are not taken ASAP!

Go to a vet ASAP & get it a shot or get calcium w/ vitamin D in ASAP. Mix w/water and any extra vitamins, amino acids, etc. and try to give the mixture via an eyedropper. If it is not too far gone to take fluids! You have no time to waste once the shaking let alone the convulsions start.

Most pet stores will not inform you that your reptiles need a calcium w/ vitamin D supplement (they will try to sell your a heat lamp, waste of $$, or UV lighting will prevent Rickets, but still you are just lining their pockets).

I prefer inexpensive supplements, and outdoors sun in the summer (not to much.. reptiles can not regulate their own temps, you can fry them too!).

Reptiles with unattended Rickets go into convulsions and then die. I have been able to save one at the convulsion stage...

this shivering shaking is also common in Iguanas, and most other lizards, from the lack of Calcium/w D in their captive diets, they have plenty via UV rays from the sun if they were still in the wild.

Bearded dragons should never be kept together, they are solitary animals and become extremely stressed when cohabiting with other Bearded Dragons. In the wild they only meet to mate, and fight each other for a mate. If they are stuck together in a large aquarium they will suffer, have terrible lives, be constantly stressed and eventually give up & die.

I am replying to this as I have received my 3rd Bearded dragons that has been severely neglected. This one presented a shaking head, completely lethargic (assumed it was friendly) and nails that were curled 'round 180 degrees, one missing digit. A huge fresh & profusely bleeding gash on its tongue, (that I only found when giving the heavy doses of Cal/D).

He was from a pet store that had these guys piled literally on top of each other!!!

Abuse par the none. A family was deceived into buying this as a great pet for their 10 yr old, they were told he was 2... he's over 10, with I'm sure no human contact!!

I wish I had had the time to photograph the animal as it arrived last night, however immediate medical attention was the most needed thing.

We have fixed him up so he looks close to normal. Time, (and lots of ours, rehabbing) will only tell this poor animal's future.