need help

[flyer]

i have a female beardy that hasnt eaten any thing for 3 wks she has lost wait she keeps digging all the time we have tryed veg locust crickets meal worms everything she moves around ok .she is housed with a male .we have put a bowl with plenty of sand and all she does is dig .getting really worried as her rear pin bones are showing.the male is totally fine with no worries.can anyone help thanks richard

 

[zebraflavencs]

Richard, Hi and Welcome to the Family!

Now I need to cover some information with you.

How old is the female and the male she was housed with ?
Do you have a UVB light, what kind, and how old ?
What are the temps in your viv, and how do you measure those ?
What substrate is offered besides the sand ?
What was her normal diet ?
What supplements are added and when ?

Okay now onto the good stuff !
She is exhibiting lay actions, though for it to go on this long isn't good at all !
I would try to offer her some baby food squash at first, with some calcium and a bit of pedialyte for moisture, warm it up a bit, and offer with either an eye dropper or a needleless syringe. Don't offer any insects at this time as her system may not take it.
Also, offer daily a 15-20 minute warm bath temps 90-100*F water up to her shoulders, and totally supervise this bath.
The bath will rehydrate her, as she takes in fluids from her anal vent.
You may also wish to consult a qualified Herp vet, as she may be egg bound.

Can you pop a picture of her for us here ?
If you use Photobucket.com you can use the 4th URL to post pictures here on a thread.

Thanks and I hope this helps out!
Janie.

 

[fuzlbaby]

Female bearded dragons will stop eating when they are ready to lay eggs and will start digging... is there a chance she could be gravid? Try providing her with a large plastic bin with soil in it (gardening no perilite in it) get the soil moist and pack it down tight in a mound in one corner. Make the start of a "cave" then she will do the rest. Just clamp a lamp on the side of the container and let her lay. Sometimes beardies can have a hormonal imbalance and lay infertile eggs..

The other info previously requested would help a great deal too!

Thanks

 

[sara24354]

If your beardies are housed together this could be part of the problem. Beardies are solitary creatures and don't do well when housed together. They may seem fine,but in reality this situation can cause stress fighting and even death. YES males and females will fight even to the death of one of them. It could be that she is gravid,but it could also be that he is dominating her and causing her not to want to eat. If they ever lay together and one is on top of the other,this is not cuddling but dominance issues.Arm waving,head bobbing etc... are all signs of dominance. Pkease seperate them as soon as possible,he will also over breed her,mounting her whenever he wishes causing health problems for her,not eating,constantly being mounted,too many eggs(they can lay eggs even without being exposed to a male 2 or 3 clutches at a time.She will need extra calcium and vitamins as well.

 

[flyer]

she is 1 and a half years old i bought her about 5 weeks .she wasnt with a mail so we introduced her to ares straight away the had abit of a fight and about a week after that they sorted things out.we have a exo terra digital thermomerter and humidity machines (small and black with the probs inside)we have a exo terra repti glo 10.0 bulb which is about 3 months old and a ceramic heat bulb we have a 4ft tank with the ceramic bulb at one end and a heat mate below with slate and slate rocks.we always have a large bowl with water in there .i have put in a washing up bowl and half filled it with sand which she just keeps digging.the thermomitor is in the middle of the tank and reads102.4f and the humidity reads 42% and that is in the cooler end in the middle of her sand bowl we dust the crickets and locust about 3 times a week with calcium powder and they eat corgets cucumber some tomatoe and cabbage .the only concern we had that when we let them out she managed to jump up and eat a bumble be and since then she hasnt eaten.but we were told that it was fine.we are just aint sure what to do .the sand we use is the calcium sand .but all she does is dig

 

[zebraflavencs]

Okay, first you will want to replace that glo with this:
http://www.petcityonline.com.au/details.asp?ItemID=830857008504&CatID=&MainID=Reptile
Or this:
http://www.petmountain.com/product/reptile-fluorescent-bulbs/504983/zoo-med-reptisun-10.0-uvb-bulb.html

The glos are known for being unreliable and lack of eating is one of those signs.
On to the sand. A much better lay mix is sand mixed with some potting soil, no fertilizers or chemicals, slightly dampened so when you give a pinch, a drop of water is released. I would also suggest you make this mix in an 18 gal Rubber maid bin, with a clamp shop light with a 40 w House hold flood light aimed at the mix on one side.

Here is a great list to choose healthy foods for your adults:
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

I would ditch the heating mat and go with a 75w flood light, that will bring the proper temps to hand, and you won't have to worry about the heat coming from under them, which they really can't sense.

She ate a bumble bee ? Did she exhibit any swelling or black bearding ?
When you look at and in her mouth, do you see anything swollen or off colored ?
When did she eat the bumble bee ?
I would also do as was suggested and start offering her the extra calcium, as well as separate them permanently. For all the reasons stated above.

Do keep us posted.
Janie.

 

[flyer]

hello followed all your instructions and put the sand with the soil and within a hr she laid 15 eggs .so know comes the hard part i have made a incubator which consists of a large polistirean box i put a heat mate at the bottam i then put a large bowl of water about half way up i put 2 poles on which i put 3 plastic containers and filled it 3/4 full of vermiculite i placed the eggs in i put the digital thermomitor and humidity sensers in the middle i have a reading of 85 for heat and 99 for humidity .if any of these r to high how would i get them down especialy the humidity .any more info would be great the eggs were mostly laid on there sides so thats how i placed them in

 

[flyer]

i think i might have a problem i cannot get the humidity down to 85 at the momment it is at 99 how do you get it down.and if its high will it harm the eggs