Previously-bred female... possible issues later?

[snazzyglasses]

Hello fellow BD.org-goers! <3

My fiance and I have two adults, a 4 year old male (Brick) and a 2 year old female (Lady). Brick and Lady's previous owners bred them twice, and Lady laid two clutches both times. I've heard that breeders won't breed a female more than 2-3 times because it can be harmful to the female. It also seems to me like Lady may have been pretty young when she was bred, because she's currently only about 2 years old (not sure of hatch date).

So my question is, do we need to do anything extra for Lady's care, or keep an eye out for any issues that could arise because she's previously been bred? She's currently doing great! (knock on wood ) I don't know the last time she laid eggs, nor do I have any contact information to ask the previous owners (I could probably obtain contact info though). We aren't breeding them again, especially since when the previous owners tried to breed a third time, Brick bit off Lady's toe! Not very gentlemanly, if you ask me.
If anyone has any advice/suggestions/experience it would be greatly appreciated! I just don't want our little girl to possibly have issues later in life because of something we could be doing now to help her out.

 

[AHBD]

Hi there Snazzy...all breeding age females should be fed well and given plenty of calcium. They don't actually need any EXTRA calcium unless they are being bred+ developing eggs. As far as how many times a breeder will breed their females, that is not always what determines how many clutches she will lay. A dragon can lay more than 5 clutches even if she was only with a male one time. Her laying 2 clutches is really on the low end of the scale, and was probably because she WAS young. I've had first time dragon's lay up to 5 clutches, and I've had a large dragon over 2 years old lay 9 clutches, back to back. All dragons are different, and as long as they are healthy, there's nothing to be overly worried about.

 

[snazzyglasses]

Hi there Snazzy...all breeding age females should be fed well and given plenty of calcium. They don't actually need any EXTRA calcium unless they are being bred+ developing eggs. As far as how many times a breeder will breed their females, that is not always what determines how many clutches she will lay. A dragon can lay more than 5 clutches even if she was only with a male one time. Her laying 2 clutches is really on the low end of the scale, and was probably because she WAS young. I've had first time dragon's lay up to 5 clutches, and I've had a large dragon over 2 years old lay 9 clutches, back to back. All dragons are different, and as long as they are healthy, there's nothing to be overly worried about.

Thank you for the quick reply and the info! Sounds like our little Lady is on the right track then. I tried to do some research but couldn't find much, so I thought I'd ask on here!
And don't worry they're definitely not kept together, and we plan on always keeping them in their separate vivs. Actually they're currently in separate houses even

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

She should be fine but breeding too young can sometimes cause calcium problems by not allowing them to store enough calcium during their growing times.
Since she is not being bred now & has great care, I think she will be fine!
Just make sure she has good UVB & supplementation & there should not be any future complications with her health. It doesn't seem her bones have been compromised now, correct?
You could get x-rays & blood work done just to see what her bone density is & have the 25 Hydroxy levels tested through an ionized calcium blood test & a complete blood test just to see what her levels are.

Tracie

 

[snazzyglasses]

Hello,

She should be fine but breeding too young can sometimes cause calcium problems by not allowing them to store enough calcium during their growing times.
Since she is not being bred now & has great care, I think she will be fine!
Just make sure she has good UVB & supplementation & there should not be any future complications with her health. It doesn't seem her bones have been compromised now, correct?
You could get x-rays & blood work done just to see what her bone density is & have the 25 Hydroxy levels tested through an ionized calcium blood test & a complete blood test just to see what her levels are.

Tracie

Yes, Lady's bones seem fine as far as we can tell. She does have a slight bend about halfway down her tail, but it hasn't been changing or getting worse so far and the previous owners told us it's always been there. We're keeping an eye on it just in case! (Which reminds me, I should take some pics for reference next time I'm at the fiance's house).
Thank you Tracie!

 

[Drache613]

Hello!

You are welcome.
That is good her bones look good. Just keep an eye on the crook in the tail making sure it doesn't get worse.
Yes, take pictures from time to time to help keep a good assessment on any physical changes, etc on Lady.
I think you have it all under control!

Tracie