Reptile metabolic bone disease (MBD) — calcium deficiency / low Ca:P / lack of UVB; pliable jaws, fractures, shell abnormalities
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- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is commonly seen in herbivorous lizards and chelonians and is associated with dietary calcium deficiency, a negative (low) calcium-to-phosphorus ratio, or lack of exposure to ultraviolet UVB radiation.
- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* MBD is commonly seen in juvenile reptiles.
- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Clinical signs include pliable mandibles, pathologic (pathological) fractures, and shell abnormalities in chelonians.