My Gravid Beardie won't lay

Hi everyone
My girl is gravid and I'm getting worried. She is pretty plump and I can feel many eggs, but nothing is happening yet. She is about 16 months old and has been very antsy, digging and digging and nothing. I have tried different kinds of soil and sand and put the box in her tank and then I tried a separate enclosure. It's her first clutch and I know she just might need time, but with the quarantine, I can't take her the vet.
She is eating a random vegetable and cricket, but nothing like before. Not lethargic at all. She loves her daily baths.
I'm including a few pictures- 1 with my male, but they are not kept together.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated- I'm a worried beardie momma.

Update!!! 21 beautiful eggs. Momma is doing great :love5: :love5:

Hi there, I was going to reply that it was probably imminent. Good to hear that she had no trouble, healthy dragons rarely do.

Congratulations! Moma is beautiful and so are those eggs.
She'll have more confidence next time around (3-4 weeks from now)
Have fun!
Tami

DragonCompanion":2s7su8rn said:

Congratulations! Moma is beautiful and so are those eggs.
She'll have more confidence next time around (3-4 weeks from now)
Have fun!
Tami

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Do they always lay more? I'm worried I need to really fatten her up! She is so skinny after all of this. :love5: :love5:

Always. Lol
Im waiting on clutc 5 now. One mating.
Don't worry about getting her fat, she will eat like crazy. Be sure to dust her food with calcium at least once a day...she needs it for her eggs, other wise, the calcium comes from her bones. Dont want that.
Tami ?

Is it wrong that I stare at the little eggs in the incubator so often during the day? I mean, I suppose it's because I'm stuck at home, but they are just so cute.

When do you think I will be able to check for veins? I'm so curious to see if anyone is in there.
BTW, momma is airing things out as she fattens herself up. (this was the next morning, but she is already getting her weight back)

I candle mine as i take them of nest and put them in their incubating tubs. You know thery are fertile when you see a circle of life. A red dot and ring around it. There were 4 eggs this last time that did not show the circle, but i incubate them any ways and checed again in about 4 days, and there it was.
They are at about 32 days now, and almost double their size.
Not weird at all to state at them, i do everything but sit on mine! And i had 93 eggs!!!
I love them all. Lol?

Hi everyone! Any idea if these eggs are looking good? I tried to circle where I thought there was a spot. I also included a lovely pic of my girl, mid yawn
You have all been so helpful! We have 19 eggs in the incubator, but I feel my girl will lay more in another couple weeks.

Hi. I can't see the dot, but the egg itself looks nice and healthy....
Tami

That looks more like a mighty roar, not a yawn.
As for the eggs, you will easily see veins developing now . You have to turn the lights off and use a small pen flashlight to shine next to the eggs. The red spot + veins branching out will be visible by now.

One more thing, it's always good to make a small indentation with your finger or thumb in the dirt to set each egg in. It keeps them from rolling around if you have to move the container and it allows more moisture to keep them from drying out. Maybe you can see how I have these about 1/3 down in the sand/vermiculite.

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29884/full

AHBD":3uxrwj2f said:

That looks more like a mighty roar, not a yawn.
As for the eggs, you will easily see veins developing now . You have to turn the lights off and use a small pen flashlight to shine next to the eggs. The red spot + veins branching out will be visible by now.

One more thing, it's always good to make a small indentation with your finger or thumb in the dirt to set each egg in. It keeps them from rolling around if you have to move the container and it allows more moisture to keep them from drying out. Maybe you can see how I have these about 1/3 down in the sand/vermiculite.

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29884/full

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Thank you! I will do that now.

Candled all of the eggs. 15 had veins all over and it was so beautiful! 4 had a red splotch, but I didn't really see any veins. The eggs are not moldy, so I kept those 4 together away from the rest.

I'm excited, although I know it's only been 2 weeks.