ok, I did some searching and this is what I found from other posts:
I had a very gravid girl who dug obsessively for 4 weeks before she finally laid.
During this time I had tried her in all sorts of layboxes and completely given up on the idea that she was pregnant.
She obviously just wasnt ready to lay yet, and in the end she laid in her hide not ANY of the layboxes id offered her.
Id keep an eye on your girl and dont expect it to happen over night
If she ever becomes gravid you will need to create a laybox for her which consists of sand and either moist soil mix or sand and vermiculite both must be a texture where she can dig tunnels that wont collapse so she can dig and bury her eggs.You dont want to do the whole tank just a portion of it.The best thing to use is a small kitty litter pan you will also have to find something to cover it so she has privacy.
Keep an eye on her, try give her a little extra calcium to be on the safe side. Make sure she is wel fed, and well
hydrated. Daily baths work well.
Also if you see signs of scratching, get her a lay box.
New postby SunshineLollipop on Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:27 pm
Hi
I've noticed with my females that when they're gravid, for those first 2 wks they're at their hungriest, so hopefully she'll settle in quickly & start eating again. Once she starts, let her eat as much as she can, she should be ravenous. Have also noticed if the conditions aren't quite right or they haven't eaten as much as they should, they go longer than the 20 - 25 days it takes. Just keep a really good eye on her though as the eggs take the calcium from her if she's not getting enuf to eat - maybe look at the babyfood suggestions they have on here to get her fattened up as well, especially seeing she's not eating and is skinny to start with. Am imagining all your heat & UV are right as well as this is really important with her calcium intake. Also if she doesn't start eating in the next 2 days, I'd be looking at getting her to a vet to make sure her bloods are alright. Let us know how she's getting on. If she doesn't start eating, don't put her back in with the male as if she's not by chance gravid now, the risk gets higher. Good luck
Well, keeping her warm does help with them being able to lay more easily. However, if she is still eating & active, she is not ready to lay quite yet. When she is ready to lay, she will pretty much have stopped eating due to the volume of the eggs taking up the space in the coelomic cavity.
I would suggest replacing the contents of the laybox after sanitizing it. If you have something that you can let her lay in outside of her cage that would be good. I always let my female lay in a 10 gal tank filled about 3/4 with moistened sand. My female would usually defecate more than normal right before laying the eggs. If there is nothing inside her enclosure for her to dig in then she will become restless and act like she is trying to get out. That is when you put her in a laybox and she will probably start digging right away. If she is gravid, then you should be able to feel the eggs in her a few days before she is ready to lay.
Egg laying generally occurs anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks after a successful breeding. Females will dig a burrow approximately 12" - 16" deep to deposit her eggs. The eggs are carefully excavated and placed in a moist perilite/vermiculite medium for incubation.
The eggs are incubated at 82 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of 65-75 days, at which time the eggs will begin to collapse, and usually hatch within 24 hours. Newly hatched dragons are left in the incubator for a period of 24 hours to allow the yolksac to be absorbed. Young bearded dragons will usually start to feed within 72 hours of hatching.
Hope some of that helps