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i have a male and female together i think my female has eggs her tummy has bulges all arounnd he and he male have about 5-7 inchesa of sand. how can i make sure she has eggs and when i wet them sand do i wet the hole cage or just like a certain spot like where she is digging

she has not bee eating as much as she normal does she is laying oonmy hand right now. she is normal runing around all over. buyt she just sits there now.

plz help more info would be great should i giver he wax worms if she lays eggs to fatten her up. she did have eggs befor and i put a container in the cage with wet sand and she dig a hold in that

thanks for your help
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1.1 bearded dragons iggy and harry
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5-7" isn't deep enough for her.... you need to set up a LAYING BOX... WETTING THE SAND IN YOUR CAGE ISN'T A GOOD IDEA AS IT CAN CREATE A BREEDING GROUND FOR MOLD, PARASTIES... WHATEVER CAN.... woops hit cap lock.. not yelling..LOL wax worms and pinkies are great ways to get wieght back on a female as a supplement to her normal everyday diet...

Later,
Robert
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Great spirits have always been recieved with violent opposition by mediocre minds. Albert Einstein

Yep, sounds like she's gravid. Seeing the lumps is almost 100% but if you want to double check feel her belly for lumps or lift her by the base of the tail to flatten out her tummy and look for lumps (probably not necessary if you can see them without doing this lol). You need a lay box, basically I use a large rubbermaid (really big ones) and pile moist dirt about 10-15" deep on one end and slope it down. Mount a light and point it at the dirt to keep it warm and put her in. She'll dig a hole and drop her eggs then burry them. At that point take her out, give her a bath and dig up the eggs. You should also separate her from the male, he has no function right now except to stress her out. A few waxies should be alright to help add weight, supers work pretty good also but I'd avoid the old pinkie routine they can be kind of dangerous. Basically I'd just feed a good well balanced diet just more of it and up the calcium supps for right now also. Also remember that they can retain sperm and you may get several clutches about once a month for several months.

Sean
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