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well my girl Lizzy was mated with my male Magellan a while ago and i took her to the vet today for a checkup to make sure everything is going well for her and he said shes one of the healthiest beardies hes ever seen and since my husbandry couldnt get any better than it is, there shudnt b a problem like egg binding...she has about 20 eggs he said nd from what he can tell they all look like they developed properly nd she shud be laying within 10 days but if not to contact him and hes going to give me something to help with the contractions since she is a little late on her lay date but he said this is very likely due to it being her 1st clutch (he used to breed all sorts of reptiles and beardies were his favorites so he has personal experience with this too)....hes some pictures of lizzy's egg filled belly

heres the mommy to be:

heres daddy:

omg you couldn't have posted this at a better time i just took pics of my female like that lol are they done developing ?¿¿?¿ will they get bigger?

my herp vet said that the eggs are fully grown and developed very very well =]

poor girl needs a good bath. Her stomach looks caked in mud or feces or dirt or something. She looks nice and healthy though.

I suggest not giving her anything to induce contractions unless she is showing signs of struggling with egg laying..otherwise, it may cause more harm than good.
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PHLdyPayne

i just took her out of her laybox thats why her belly is dirty...its just some moist dirt and as far as giving her something to lay the eggs, it wud be a hormone called oxytocin and thats only if she doesnt after a while then having them surgically removed is dead last option

Ah ok I kind of thought it must just be dirt...you didn't sound like the sort to have a dirty cage...

I certainly do hope she lays eggs naturally and everything works out fine for you.
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PHLdyPayne

haha nooo i hate filth...my tanks are immaculate and luckily for me all of my dragons like to poo in the tub and they all eat in separate containers which helps soooo much on keepin it clean =] thanx im hopin she lays with no problem too especially with so many eggs for a first time