Bearded dragon has been extremely active and pooping everyday

[Jachin]

My Bearded dragon has been super active lately and pooping every day which isn't normal behavior, she usually poops once a week. She's been showing some unusual behavior and I'm at a loss for what's going on, her poops look totally normal, her temps and humidity are right where they need to be too. I have a temp gun and UVB test cards and everything is prefect. No black beard no stress marks, plenty of space to run around I have an open setup when I'm home, she's been running back and forth on the bridge that leads to the bed, for hours back and forth back and forth.

Could she be getting ready to lay eggs? I plan to take her to a vet if this behaviour persists, just wondering what your thoughts are on what could be going on because I have 0 clue.

 

[RangoRocky]

Awww she looks like my baby Shyla. How old is she?

 

[Jachin]

Awww she looks like my baby Shyla. How old is she? View attachment 93465

She does! She's almost a year old

 

[AHBD]

Yes she could be carrying eggs, set up a laybox for her ASAP. I used this one for my girls for years. It was about 22"L,11" W and 7-8" Deep.

 

[Jachin]

Yes she could be carrying eggs, set up a laybox for her ASAP. I used this one for my girls for years. It was about 22"L,11" W and 7-8" Deep.

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Will do, thankyou! My substrate is around 3 inches deep is that not enough to burrow?

 

[AHBD]

Ideally it should be deeper to satisfy their instinct to make a safe cave for their eggs. I use a soil/sand mix or even all sand or sand/eco earth, dampened + mixed and about 7" deep but on one end enough room for the dragon to get in. My container has the lid with a hole cut in it, I put the dragon in and they usually start to dig.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Definitely they love to burrow relatively deep to lay their eggs,
it is instinct. How is your dragon doing today?

Tracie

 

[AHBD]

How are things going ?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Yes, please keep us posted on things!

Tracie

 

[Jachin]

Hello,

Definitely they love to burrow relatively deep to lay their eggs,
it is instinct. How is your dragon doing today?

Tracie

I changed out my UVB bulb, she seems to have calmed down. Everytime I turned the UVB off she stopped climbing into the mesh, she's still been pooping irregularly tho. And today she pooped straight liquid, I've never seen it before. It didn't have urate or anything, it was just liquid. Didn't smell bad tho so I don't think it's parasites.

She's really throwing me for a loop. She usually eats greens regularly, lately she only eats bugs. I'm trying to figure it out, might go to a vet but my vet doesn't specialize in reptiles, I live in an area that owning one isn't as common as other places so there isn't many vets here. Last time I went there she was telling me information that I knew was not proper lol, she told me to use kale as a staple. Not a great staple Hahaha.

 

[Jachin]

I changed out my UVB bulb, she seems to have calmed down. Everytime I turned the UVB off she stopped climbing into the mesh, she's still been pooping irregularly tho. And today she pooped straight liquid, I've never seen it before. It didn't have urate or anything, it was just liquid. Didn't smell bad tho so I don't think it's parasites.

She's really throwing me for a loop. She usually eats greens regularly, lately she only eats bugs. I'm trying to figure it out, might go to a vet but my vet doesn't specialize in reptiles, I live in an area that owning one isn't as common as other places so there isn't many vets here. Last time I went there she was telling me information that I knew was not proper lol, she told me to use kale as a staple. Not a great staple Hahaha.

I also added an inch to my substrate, I don't think she is gonna lay. But I could be wrong.

 

[Jachin]

How are things going ?

Not great. Still haven't gotten her back to normal

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Is she acting like she wants to lay eggs, or not any?
Is her beard normal color now?

Tracie

 

[Jachin]

Hello,

Is she acting like she wants to lay eggs, or not any?
Is her beard normal color now?

Tracie

Her beard is normal not black, I've never had one of my bearded dragons lay eggs but I don't think so. I really don't know for sure tho, she would have layed by now right? It's been about a week since she started acting differently

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

It can be hard to determine initially if they are developing eggs or not. Does she seem to be gaining any
weight right now?
Usually from start to finish, when they start developing eggs, to laying them assuming they don't reabsorb
them, is 4-5 weeks, sometimes 6 weeks.

Tracie