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female after eggs layed

lizards21100 Aug 26, 2003 05:19 PM

so do i put the female in a nother cage and fatten her back up with food and water?

Replies (10)

WaGuy82 Aug 26, 2003 06:01 PM

Can you give more information regarding your setup?

Is your female kept in with a male?

How big is the enclosure?

Has she already laid eggs?

If she is kept with a male, I would definitely start up a different enclosure for her so she does not get overbred, stressed and/or die.

lizards21100 Aug 26, 2003 06:06 PM

HOW?
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WaGuy82 Aug 26, 2003 06:10 PM

By more information, I meant the size of the enclosure. You can just measure it lengthxwidthxheight. What is the substrate being used?

Sounds like she's being housed with a male. I'd go to Wal-Mart Home Depot and buy a Rubbermaid bin. I bought mine for about $13 and it's 42 inches long and solid colored. I'd use that to house the female.

How are you not sure if she laid eggs or not? Do you see eggs? Is she smaller? Can you still feel eggs in her sides?

lizards21100 Aug 26, 2003 06:23 PM

i think she has eggs inside her
17(h)33(l)12(W)

CheriS Aug 26, 2003 07:44 PM

one dragon to live in. Yuu difinitely need to separate them, not only for her health over being gravid and now and the male harassing her, but there is no room for them to exercise. She will also need a laying bin for the eggs or you can have some serious problems with her..

Can you tell us

What lights?
Temperature are?
What you feed them?
Substrate they are on now?
Vitamins and supplements you use?

Are you planning on incubating these eggs?

CheriS Aug 26, 2003 07:45 PM

.

lizards21100 Aug 26, 2003 06:44 PM

how do u no if she will die or not

WaGuy82 Aug 26, 2003 07:04 PM

Sometimes the male can be too aggressive on her and end up hurting her. The enclosure you have isn't even recommended for one adult bearded dragon. If you can, it's for her own good to separate her.

If she's stressed from her mate, along with the small tank size (she can't get away if she needed to) and lack of adequate diet can kill her.

Also, leaving her in there, the male will try to breed her again and this could deplete her calcium stores along with other issues.

WaGuy82 Aug 26, 2003 07:05 PM

Only healthy adults should be bred. Not siblings, or overcrowded stressed out animals. There are many cases of bearded dragons not being able to recuperate and dying after they lay their eggs. Perhaps breeders can chime in on this.

lizards21100 Aug 26, 2003 07:15 PM

k thanks

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