he is a she...and she laid AN egg

[lindaloo]

We have 1 bearded dragon, had it for 2 years thinking it was a boy...and it's a girl! Just found out today because there was an unfertilized egg in her tank this evening. Not sure what to do now? I know it's not normal to lay just one egg, but she also is not with any male, so??? Should I give her a warm water bath tomorrow to see if that will encourage her to lay more? I removed the egg...I could tell she was super freaked out by it, and she immediately burrowed in and went to sleep. Thoughts are welcome!

[Claudiusx]

Can you post a picture of the egg?

If she does have eggs, she will have more in her than just the one. The bath might help, but getting her a lay box will probably be best so she feels comfortable passing the rest of them.
One of my girls just surprised me with infertile eggs two days ago too.

-Brandon

[Drache613]

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[lindaloo]

Well, we made her a lay box and she hates it, crawled out. So adding a bunch of material to her bedding hope she feels comfy to lay more eggs. she is very wide (kind of the comfortable wideness she gets while taking a bath), and i do not see any visible eggs in her belly.