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08-Aug-07, 10:04 PM
|  | is....McLovin Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: northern suburbs-Sydney Age/Gender: 15  | | |  URGENT:- beardy breeding, help needed
Hi all,
My female central beardy has just laid a single egg this afternoon. it is her first clutch of eggs and i was just wondering if it was normal. there does still seem to be eggs in her. is it an urgent issue or should i just treat it normally.
THANKS
Matt
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08-Aug-07, 10:05 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: South Australia Gender: | | | |
Incubate them.
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08-Aug-07, 10:08 PM
| | is....McLovin Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: northern suburbs-Sydney Age/Gender: 15 | | | |
yeh its in an incubator. its only one. is this normal.
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08-Aug-07, 10:10 PM
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Does the egg look firm and white or soggy and yellowish? If you say thats the only one but she still looks gravid, of course its normal, shes starting to lay her clutch.
What incubation temp and medium are you using?
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08-Aug-07, 10:11 PM
| | is....McLovin Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: northern suburbs-Sydney Age/Gender: 15 | | | |
between 3- 4:30pm. i got home at 3 and it wasnt there, i walked back in at 4:30 and it was
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08-Aug-07, 10:14 PM
|  | IrRegular Member Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Melbourne Age/Gender: 17 | | | |
6 hours seems to be a long time.
i'd be a bit worried, someone with a bit more experience might be able to help you.
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08-Aug-07, 10:24 PM
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well the temp inside the enclosure was bout 28degrees celcious
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08-Aug-07, 10:41 PM
| | is....McLovin Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: northern suburbs-Sydney Age/Gender: 15 | | | |
ive got vermiculite with a bit of water mixed in and the temp is bout 28
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08-Aug-07, 10:42 PM
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the incubator will need to be set at 30-31 degrees and stay at that temp fairly constantly.
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08-Aug-07, 10:48 PM
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ok
thnks ill change it
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09-Aug-07, 11:10 AM
| | is....McLovin Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: northern suburbs-Sydney Age/Gender: 15 | | | |
if she doesnt lay 2day, how long should i wait till i should take her to a vet.
can anyone recomend a good reptile vet around epping in sydney
thanks.
MATT
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09-Aug-07, 11:52 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Florida Gender:  | | | | Hello
Hello,
How is your female, did she lay anymore eggs yet? How old is she?
I would give her 5-7 days but if she does not lay I would get her in for some x-rays to see what is going on if anything, with her follicles. Do you have everything setup appropriately for her, a laybox of vermiculite & soil about 12 inches deep? Put her in there for a couple of hours per day to encourage her to dig a nest. Sometimes it helps to put a heatlamp over them too to help with muscular contractions.
Do you give calcium on a regular basis? Is she well hydrated?
Let me know if you need any help.
Egg binding can be serious, & seems to happen with the younger or the older. The dragons that are too young may not have fully developed ovaries which are large enough to allow full sized follicles through & the eggs can get lodged, leading to problems. The older dragons can sometimes not have the muscle tone or have nutritional deficiencies that cause egg laying to become difficult.
Tracie
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09-Aug-07, 10:08 PM
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hey, sorry for the late replies. she laid another egg today. just one. i got onto a vet and he said that its normal to drop the eggs over a couple of days. she seems to be a bit more active today aswell. i felt under her belly and there seems to be about 5-6 eggs in her stomach. the eggs in the incbator are at 29degrees steady. im hoping everything is good with my lizard.
if you have anything to say or your opinion, do write something as this is my first clutch of any reptile and im trying to learn as much as i can.
thanks.
matt.
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09-Aug-07, 10:11 PM
| | is....McLovin Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: northern suburbs-Sydney Age/Gender: 15 | | | |
to jkretz. she is 14 months and 42cms long.
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09-Aug-07, 10:14 PM
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What do the eggs look like.
Make sure your medium is equal and the incubation container is airtight!
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