Is this normal for a female?????

[meadowsmommy]

We have just been giving a 2 1/2 year old female transulent beardie. We have a juvenille male, (meadow is actually his mommy).

I have noticed when she pee's in the morning she passes a small,white, almost egg like "ball". I accidently squished it while cleaning up, and it squirted a yolk like substance. Is this normal for a female? I an't fine any information anywhere on this, or about this. Meadow as been breed at least twice to my knowledge.

Anyone out there know what this is all about?

Thanks,

meadowsmommy

 

[BaskingBaby]

It sounds like she is laying infertile eggs, which is normal, but she NEEDS a laying box or she will very easily become egg-bound if she doesn't lay them soon. Use the search function on this site and you'll find tons of old topics on this and how to make a lay box.

 

[meadowsmommy]

THANK You!!!

I just read some older posts and she's digging etc...so it all makes sense!! I wish I had know earlier and I would have run downtown to get some sand ( we use non adhesive shelf liner in the viv's). I will do it first thing in the morning. I hope she is okay untill then!!! We just got her 3 days ago.

 

[meadowsmommy]

Okay My friend had a completely unopend bag of play sand. So I put a rubber maid box 1/2-3/4 full of sand ( its not a big box). I was ready older posts and I can't fit a BIG rubber maid in her terraium. I put in in, she hopped in, and then she turned green again ( she's usually white, has been off colour since we got her). She is currenlty just sitting in the sand looking around. Not digging, just chillin. Have I gone about this in the right manner?

Thanks for any help!!

 

[meadowsmommy]

Meadow hung out in her box for about 25 minutes, she looked rather irritated since she tunred a green colour again. She did not dig. When she hopped out she went back to her normal white colour.

Question though: Will she have many eggs? Or just a few here and there? I was reading older posts and it looks like it could be either or. I felt her tummy and I dont feel anything hard and egg like. Although the ones she was laying were soft and fatty on the outside, no shell.

 

[meadowsmommy]

After shredding her viv yesterday I awoke to 26 more eggs!!! SO I think that answer my own question!

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Soak Her in warm water a little longer than you ussually would.
Let her eat all she can and up her calcium intake.

 

[meadowsmommy]

I have been giving her a tub everyday. I let her hang in it untill the water gets cold or she hops out on her own. I have been giving her crix everyday, and dusting her salad. Boy did she eat yesterday!!!! Hungry girl.
Thanks for the help...after having a male, a femal sure is a different ball of wax.