Beardie active and peeing all the time.

[Sauzo]

Ok so i got a question. I've had my beardie just over 4 years since a baby and the past week or so, she has been REALLY active and dropping little dollops of urate a few times a day. She also has been dropping a little poop every day. She hasnt eaten in probably 5 days or so since she has been non stop active. Her poops and pee look fine and dont smell, just she usually drops a huge poop and pee in her little bathtub once a week.

I changed out her Zoo Med T5 10.0 HO UVB tube and also gave her a new heat lamp.

She is overweight. At her last vet visit, she was weighed in at around 680 grams.

But anyways, anyone have an idea what might be going on? Like i said, she is alert and very actve but not eating and dropping a little droplet of urate a few times a day and a little poop once a day. Here she is sitting on her blankets. The stuff on her mouth is just shed getting ready to come off.

Oh and also her temps are about 102F under her heat lamp and about 80F on the cool side.

 

[Mechling]

Has she previously laid any eggs in the past? I know some beardies pooping habits change when they are about to have eggs.

 

[AHBD]

I agree with Mochling, her behavior points to her likely going to lay eggs soon. It's good to set up a lay box immediately. Here's some info to help :

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[Sauzo]

Nope, she's never laid eggs before. I felt her stomach to see if i could feel eggs and i didnt feel anything.

 

[AHBD]

You can't always feel infertile eggs.

 

[Sauzo]

Ok so with a lay box, I'm assuming its not something you put the regular cage like a hide? I mean from it saying 50-60 qts, I'm guessing i put the whole sand box inside her cage half under the heat lamp? Then just leave her in it for a couple days?

 

[Sauzo]

Ok well now I'm worried as I've never had to deal with this before. So in the morning, i will hit up Lowes for the play sand and i got a 66 qt Sterilite bin. I'll put her heat lamp over it on half of it. Then i just put her in it and leave her in there for a couple days?

 

[AHBD]

Yes, I've used plain sand [ children's playsand ] or a sand/topsoil mix. Add enough water so it holds it's shape if pressed together. Pack it higher on one side of the box and start a tunnel/cave by hand for her. If the sand collapses you can add an upside down shoebox with one end cut out to act as the " cave " , pack some sand in to it and start the hole by hand there and the shoebox [ or other similar sturdy box ] will help to keep the cave from collapsing. Put her in there for a couple hours at a time until you see that she's really digging a nice hole. If she digs a lot for yours with no success, take her out to give her a break and a drink , then put her back after another hour or two.