CreativeUsername
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Hey there all! I paired my beardies just over 3 weeks ago now and witnessed them copulating 3 times over 3 days. My female is gaining a bit of weight, about 10% of her body weight prior to mating, and her appetite has been fluctuating. I know you can't always palpate eggs or follicles, but as someone pretty confident in their palpation abilities, I feel nothing significant going on with her reproductively. So my question is this: do females always cycle and ovulate after mating? She was receptive to mating, and had recently come out of brummation, but I suppose post-brummation appetite could account for her increased weight. Is it possible for her to mate but for there to be no reproductive activity otherwise? And has this happened to anyone else? Thanks a lot for the help in advance!