Eggs?

[BeardedDad]

Ok, im probably gong to sound really silly here.We have 2 wonderful healthy beardies, but they are NEVER together because they dont like each other
They are both around 2 yrs old.
And today while we were watchn one just after we did a huge clean out of the tank my beardy looked like it was doing a poo when all of a sudden a orange/yellow looking blob came out. Now i was told that my beardie was a boy and have seen his parts come out while giving it a bath, well i THOUGHT i saw its bits!
Could this have been an egg? have i got the sexes of my beardie mixed up and do they lay eggs without mating with a male?

Plz help, im a little worried, ive tried to read up but have havnt found anything.
I did see in this topic pics of good eggs and ones of infertile and it looks exactly like an infertile egg.
I know nothing of breeding and dont plan to breed but i just want to know if my beardie is ok and if this is normal or not.

Hope someone can help me!!!!

 

[zebraflavencs]

That actually looks like an off colored dried up urate.
I wonder, have you offered veggies that have a lot of carotene in them ?
Also, how often do you offer baths ?
I know someone else will come along with more advice.
When you sexed this dragon, were the two semi penal bulges clearly apparent ?
Could you give us a run down on your viv that "he" is in ? We'll need temps and how you measure, lighting, diet, calcium and vitamin intake daily,weekly...
Thanks a lot !
Janie.

 

[Venom508]

im not hyjacking so i will ask this question and shuddup what is a urate??

is it just wee?

 

[zebraflavencs]

Yes indeedy !
Janie

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Just to be on the safe side, lets talk infertile eggs. 1st it is common and not hard to handle. Start by giving the one who produced that a long WARM soak. If the dragon gets very restless and or starts to dig then it was an infertile egg. Put her in a box of sand/dirt and let her dig away. She will eventually lay and you can dispose of the infertile clutch by freezing and discarding.
Aloha.

 

[BeardedDad]

We have our beardie out of tank atm, he/she is curled up asleep in a blanket, not restless at all but is when is in tank( i think he/she just wants out). Should i get a box ready tomorrow ( as its now 11pm). will he/she dig and produce eggs straight away if she is laying eggs? or does it take them a little while?. Geez now im a little stressed as what to do!

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Sometimes they lay fast sometimes it takes days.
Keep in mind she may not be gravid at all, so 1st and formost relax. The soak and laybox are a just in case situation. Do the soak regardless, because if it is just a dried out urate, the soak will do worlds of good and cant hurt a thing. After the soak look for the restless behavior and digging. If you dont get that just keep an eye for a few days. Do it in the am. Good luck and keep us posted.
Alhoha, good night, and relax.

 

[BeardedDad]

Thanks. I guess we get a little worried when something out of the ordinary happens. i will get a box ready just incase. I bath them just about everyday anyways so i will give him a warm bath tomorrow and see what happens. His poo has been normal and eating normal. Ill do the bath n just watch for a few days. Thanks alot!

 

[BeardedDad]

Thanks everyone. I did get a lay box organized and put my Cameron in it. After a few days there was nothing so i returned her to back in her home. This morning when i went to change her food there she was on the floor under the basking lights laying eggs!. 7 in total, that i have just disgarded. So thanks everyone for advise. Cameron showed no signs of having eggs,no digging,and no lumps in belly that i could feel,im guessing because they were soft/unfertile?
Do i need to organize for her to mate ever? I dont particulally want babies, but is that unfare on my Cameron? Should u allow them to mate or is it entirely up to the owner?. How often would they lay unfertile eggs??? Guessing i now need to read up a little more about it.

Bel xoxoxox

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Those deff look like slugs. I only had a female lay infertile eggs one season. SHe laid 2 clutches of them about 21 days apart. and never did it again. I am sure there are people on here with diff experiences. Make sure you let her eat all she wants and go a little heavy on the calcium and vitamins.

 

[Twobeardieguy]

I agree on Tom on this one!!!!!!