Hi guys!
I have had my female beardie Xia for about 8-9 years now, and about 4 years ago I adopted a 1 year old male called Malcom. They have been living together in the same terrarium since, and have never had any issues with each other, they get along so well.
This morning I go to change their water dish, and I take it out and there are eggs in the sand underneath! 4 of them were infertile, but I torch tested the other 8 and they have embryos in them. My female has never laid a single egg before, fertile or infertile and it came as a massive surprise. I removed the 8 viable eggs and put them in vermiculite and I am going to pick up an incubator tomorrow, but I am worried about my female
I’ve read that normal clutches are around 20 eggs and that they can lay multiple clutches in a cycle, my beardie is definitely a bit skinnier but she’s still super active and hungry and running around, her appearance and behaviour haven’t changed one bit in the past few weeks which is why I’m so shocked she laid eggs. I’ve felt her belly and it doesn’t feel like there’s any eggs left, is it possible she only had these 8 eggs in her clutch? Or will she be laying more? I’m unsure what to do! Her behaviour seems the same, should I try making her a lay bin anyway? She laid the eggs in the corner where I accidentally spilt water into the sand and it became damp, but I’m not sure if she’s got any eggs left to lay. Is there a way to find out?
Thank you!
I have had my female beardie Xia for about 8-9 years now, and about 4 years ago I adopted a 1 year old male called Malcom. They have been living together in the same terrarium since, and have never had any issues with each other, they get along so well.
This morning I go to change their water dish, and I take it out and there are eggs in the sand underneath! 4 of them were infertile, but I torch tested the other 8 and they have embryos in them. My female has never laid a single egg before, fertile or infertile and it came as a massive surprise. I removed the 8 viable eggs and put them in vermiculite and I am going to pick up an incubator tomorrow, but I am worried about my female
I’ve read that normal clutches are around 20 eggs and that they can lay multiple clutches in a cycle, my beardie is definitely a bit skinnier but she’s still super active and hungry and running around, her appearance and behaviour haven’t changed one bit in the past few weeks which is why I’m so shocked she laid eggs. I’ve felt her belly and it doesn’t feel like there’s any eggs left, is it possible she only had these 8 eggs in her clutch? Or will she be laying more? I’m unsure what to do! Her behaviour seems the same, should I try making her a lay bin anyway? She laid the eggs in the corner where I accidentally spilt water into the sand and it became damp, but I’m not sure if she’s got any eggs left to lay. Is there a way to find out?
Thank you!