My beardies just mated....

[CAInstaller]

Hello all. Quick question. 2 of my beardies mated on my bedroom floor...whats next? What can I do to make her more comfortable?

 

[nesta's mommy]

how old are you beardies?

 

[CAInstaller]

Just over a year old

 

[jeitzen]

All you can do now is wait and hope that she is not fertile. Egg laying is a stressful process for your beardie and her body, if she is under 2 you should not be breeding her.

 

[nesta's mommy]

with her being so young this really shouldn't happen. i would just pray for infertile eggs.

also, i would pay extra attention as this could be a really stressful time for her as well as seperate the two of them

 

[LJean]

Since I don't know anything about gravid females, I thought I would point out this post to you. This person is in a similar situation with a female too young to be mated. You may find something useful here.

viewtopic.php?f=45&t=90766&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

Good luck!

 

[CAInstaller]

All of my dragons live in separate cages. We usually give them a bath (no we don't use soap) 2 to 3 times a week and let them run around for a bit. We were not trying to breed them, it just happend. 1 of the males (Tiny) would bite the necks of both females (louie and buster, we thought they were males when we got them...wrong) but thats as far as the biting went, until last night. If i'd known, I would have never let them run around together. I'll keep you all posted.

Thanks
David

 

[nesta's mommy]

david,

i hope you don't think i was attacking you in any way or questioning your care. that's good that you are aware of what's going on and everyone is seperated.

how does your female look/feel tonight?

 

[CAInstaller]

I didn't think that at all. She is doing fine. I had her out for a bit. She ate some worms and let me trim her nails. Let me ask you something...when they mate is there usually blood?