jkatzenfutter
Member
Hello,
My name is Julia and I used to post a few years ago about my bearded dragon, Pat, when I first got her. I've had her since she was a baby and is currently 7 years old. Every summer since she was an adult, she would lay infertile eggs (she is my only beardie and has never been in contact with other bearded dragons). However, this year, I moved to a different state and this summer, she has held onto her eggs. I found a few dropped around the cool side of the enclosure, but she stopped once I introduced the lay box.
I've took her to the vet because I was concerned about egg binding. In the first x ray, we saw a few eggs and they looked like they were ready to be laid. He gave her a calcium supplement and an injection to help with uterine contractions. She became much more active, and was running around/glass dancing, ect but no digging! During this time, she seems hungry, but can't catch the crickets (which is extremely weird). I took her back to the vet this morning, and the vet said he had never seen anything like it before. We also took another xray and now there are no eggs...I checked the lay box and there was nothing...
I'm concerned that the eggs could have been reabsorbed into her body, but wouldn't she have died/lost weight/have become sicker? Besides the fact that she can't catch the crickets, she is still showing signs of being hungry and is alert and perky as usual. Has anyone seen this before? My vet is reaching out to other vets in the area but is otherwise puzzled.
Thanks for reading!
-Julia
My name is Julia and I used to post a few years ago about my bearded dragon, Pat, when I first got her. I've had her since she was a baby and is currently 7 years old. Every summer since she was an adult, she would lay infertile eggs (she is my only beardie and has never been in contact with other bearded dragons). However, this year, I moved to a different state and this summer, she has held onto her eggs. I found a few dropped around the cool side of the enclosure, but she stopped once I introduced the lay box.
I've took her to the vet because I was concerned about egg binding. In the first x ray, we saw a few eggs and they looked like they were ready to be laid. He gave her a calcium supplement and an injection to help with uterine contractions. She became much more active, and was running around/glass dancing, ect but no digging! During this time, she seems hungry, but can't catch the crickets (which is extremely weird). I took her back to the vet this morning, and the vet said he had never seen anything like it before. We also took another xray and now there are no eggs...I checked the lay box and there was nothing...
I'm concerned that the eggs could have been reabsorbed into her body, but wouldn't she have died/lost weight/have become sicker? Besides the fact that she can't catch the crickets, she is still showing signs of being hungry and is alert and perky as usual. Has anyone seen this before? My vet is reaching out to other vets in the area but is otherwise puzzled.
Thanks for reading!
-Julia