beaniethebeardie
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My girl is 2 years old, almost 3- only recently found out she was a girl when she laid eggs. She only laid 11 and she’d been irritable and grumpy beforehand, but perked up afterwards. There was no lay box prepared for her beforehand as I thought she was a boy.
That was 3 ish days ago, and she’s been somewhat lethargic ever since. I was told she would be tired and to give her extra calcium and food, which I did. She wouldn’t take a drink or eat her veggies but she constantly perked up at the sight of bugs. She still doesn’t seem back to her usual self- she sleeps a lot and is still quite irritable. Over the past few days she’s eaten LOADS of bugs, but she hasn’t pooped in a little over a week. Her beard isn’t black, just slightly darker around the edges which happens every so often with her. Today I’ve noticed she’s puffing out her beard and licking her lips a lot, sometimes it looks like she’s about to throw up. She keeps shifting around as well, like she can’t get comfy. I’ve checked her stomach and can’t feel any extra eggs- I ordered some play sand for a lay box because I couldn’t find anything suitable in the shops near me- it was supposed to be next day delivery but it hasn’t arrived yet. She’s got a vet’s appointment tomorrow but I’m concerned she’s not doing well. I’ve attached pictures of her just in case, I don’t know what else to do.
Note: she slimmed down LOADS after she had her eggs, but after everything she’s eaten these past few days her belly’s a little bigger. Aside from her slightly odd behaviour, she doesn’t seem sick- as I say, her beard isn’t really black. I also know that her substrate isn’t suitable for her- I was advised to use it by a ‘reptile shop’ but I’ve recently learned that they give ****ty advice, so I’m looking to switch it for reptile carpet. She eats from a bowl though, so it’s unlikely she’s ingested any of it.
I’m gonna stick her in the tub now and see if a warm bath helps with her pooping- I’m beginning to think she might be constipated.
That was 3 ish days ago, and she’s been somewhat lethargic ever since. I was told she would be tired and to give her extra calcium and food, which I did. She wouldn’t take a drink or eat her veggies but she constantly perked up at the sight of bugs. She still doesn’t seem back to her usual self- she sleeps a lot and is still quite irritable. Over the past few days she’s eaten LOADS of bugs, but she hasn’t pooped in a little over a week. Her beard isn’t black, just slightly darker around the edges which happens every so often with her. Today I’ve noticed she’s puffing out her beard and licking her lips a lot, sometimes it looks like she’s about to throw up. She keeps shifting around as well, like she can’t get comfy. I’ve checked her stomach and can’t feel any extra eggs- I ordered some play sand for a lay box because I couldn’t find anything suitable in the shops near me- it was supposed to be next day delivery but it hasn’t arrived yet. She’s got a vet’s appointment tomorrow but I’m concerned she’s not doing well. I’ve attached pictures of her just in case, I don’t know what else to do.
Note: she slimmed down LOADS after she had her eggs, but after everything she’s eaten these past few days her belly’s a little bigger. Aside from her slightly odd behaviour, she doesn’t seem sick- as I say, her beard isn’t really black. I also know that her substrate isn’t suitable for her- I was advised to use it by a ‘reptile shop’ but I’ve recently learned that they give ****ty advice, so I’m looking to switch it for reptile carpet. She eats from a bowl though, so it’s unlikely she’s ingested any of it.
I’m gonna stick her in the tub now and see if a warm bath helps with her pooping- I’m beginning to think she might be constipated.