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I have a female that is a little over 1 year old and have not seen any eggs yet. Looking through some of the post it looks like she should be cycling by now.

She's eating well on a diet of mixed greens and I do feed superworms and roaches as well. I have also placed a male in with her which resulted in him bobbing his head quickly, she bobbed slowly and waved but not a lot after that.

Any thiughts?
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hbailey

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1.1 Bearded Dragons

Actually,just because she's a year old doesn't mean that she is cycling eggs. She may even be ready to brumate if she is of proper weight and healthy.If you have an adult pair that are healthy and breeding size,they may mate even without their first brumation...otherwise,brumating for 2-4 months may get them ready to breed. You don't rely on the dragon's age for determining if it's old enough to breed. Big mistake,as some people own dragons that are a year old but not even 15" and visibly too thin to breed.A female should be at least 16" and preferably bigger to stand the rigors of carrying many eggs which can deplete her nutritionally and can cause serious health problems and stunted growth.

Sounds like she's not ready to breed, and a little over a year (assuming under 14 months) is a bit young to breed (females ideally should be at least 14 months but better if they are 18 months or more before breeding, and in perfect health, weighing at least 350g if a small female, but much more is best with lengths (head to tail tip) over 18" )

As from your description there hasn't even been any mating attempts by your male, its pretty obvious she's not ready. Separate her from the male and try again when she's older. You could try cycling her into brumation (shortening the length of day light by about half hour a week till you have 8 hours day light and lower the temperature (ambient) by about 5 degrees per week till ambient is about 85F-90F during the day. Leave basking temps as normal during the day) This should cause her to begin brumation, After 2-4 months, reverse the process with temps and daylight lengths...once she is up, feed and provide water (either spraying greens heavily so they are damp, offer water from a dish if she normally drinks form a dish, or use an eye dropper, or a bath)

Give her about a week of regular feeding then introduce the male (who should also be brumated too, in the same way as the female)
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PHLdyPayne

Thank you both for the inforamtion. She's measuring about 17.5". I monitor growth and start brumation when she is the proper size.
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hbailey

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1.1 Bearded Dragons