MBD is Metabolic Bone Disease, is a common affliction to Diurnal reptiles. Diurnal is the opposite of nocturnal. A Diurnal reptiles needs a good UVB source to process calcium you are dusting your feeders with. A lack of Calcium or UVB will start MBD. The signs at first are subtle, the reptile will be less active, weaker and generally sleep more often. As it progresses

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MBD, What it is and how you can protect your reptiles from it.
- by Thomas Cowart
- August 13, 2026
- 1 min read