I have a basking light with temp ranging around 99-105 and a uvb light from zoomed that is made for reptiles. I measure the temp with a digital thermometer and she broke through this plastic carpet I have her on. She was digging under her hide so maybe she hit the edges of it with her head?? Her hide is made of plastic. I will take a picture in the morning.AHBD":juqibmgy said:Hi there, can you post pics of your set up, including lights and list the type of lights you have ? Also how you are measuring the temps. So what is she digging under ? Sometimes they will cause some injury like that by forcing their head under something.
So I went over to her cage with my flashlight because I was too curious and yep the edges of the hide on the inside are jagged and also she had laid eggs!!!!! Holy cow. Completely infertile but still! What do I do??AHBD":o0wxqc7e said:Yes that's definitely a possibility. If that's what's happening you'll need to take out the hide. I'll watch for the pics in the morning.
I just disinfected her whole cage practically in the dark while she slept. The eggs were a dark yellow and smelled awful. I put her in the shower earlier today and left her there a while and she pooped normally, that means she’s not egg-bind correct? Or should I worry about that too? I’m taking away the hide and I’m setting down a towel in her cage for now. You mentioned calcium supplements where can I find those? She hates the liquid calcium, won’t go anywhere near it. So I dust her veggies and insects. Thanks for all your help btw I appreciate it a lot.AHBD":27kan0eh said:Oh man, I suspected she was looking for a laying area. Just throw the eggs away if you're sure they're infertile. Be sure to feed + hydrate her well , calcium supplements are needed of course. Put some raw unpasteurized honey on those areas [ it's safe even directly in the eye so no worry there ] and be sure there are no loose insects in the tank to harass her at night.
Okay, great. Do you believe this is going to be a monthly occurrence now that it’s happened once? I’ve only had her for a month. I do have another male bearded dragon but they have no contact and can’t even see each other but maybe because of his presence, she’ll continue to lay eggs? I don’t know I’ll be doing a lot of research tonight.AHBD":30dfokif said:You're welcome ! If you're dusting with calcium powder that's what I meant, so you're good. See how she does in the next few days but since she laid them alright she should be fine. Some may have burst , sometimes the dragon herself busts them as she's scratching around trying to cover them . She was trying to be a good mom and hide those eggs in the best place she knew. Anyway, busted eggs in a hot tank would definitely smell awful !
Bananamuffin":2hnffbkz said:AHBD":2hnffbkz said:You're welcome ! If you're dusting with calcium powder that's what I meant, so you're good. See how she does in the next few days but since she laid them alright she should be fine. Some may have burst , sometimes the dragon herself busts them as she's scratching around trying to cover them . She was trying to be a good mom and hide those eggs in the best place she knew. Anyway, busted eggs in a hot tank would definitely smell awful !