Sunny please read.

[SunnysHumanSlave]

Also how many eggs should I expect if she lays? How big would they be since they are not fertile.

 

[AHBD]

The number of eggs can vary greatly....I've had as few as 8 -9 for a 9 -10 month old beadie and as many as 39 [ 2-3 year old girl ] at one laying. Most infertiles will be a bit larger than jelly beans, some may be firm, some may be flabby like little half - filled water balloons.

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

Geez 39 Eggs thats allot. I hope she has her eggs today. When she lays will she pack it under more sand and try to hide them?

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

Check out this photo from Snapbucket: http://pbckt.com/pU.2NAR8M

She has dug herself a hole.

 

[bunnyrut]

Tasty Treat was very shy about the digging. If she saw me she would stop.
I had to cover part of the box so she wouldn't be disturbed.

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

She has been in the hole most of the day now is this normal? Will a dragon dig a hole and hide even if they are not gravid? Could she maybe be hiding. When she lays will she leave the hole? How long should i leave her in the box? What happens if it starts to dry out?

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

Sorry for all the questions I didn't really read up on reproduction I never thought I would have to deal with it.

 

[bunnyrut]

the egg laying process could take a while. if you were to actually see into the hole it would look almost like she is sleeping. but that's just her pushing the eggs out.

i would say if she doesn't come out by her lights out time you should check on her to see if she is having trouble laying the eggs. if it looks like she is trying to lay them but nothing is coming out you need to take her to a vet immediately.

and if she is just curled up into a ball she was probably just sleeping.

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

Wel I actually can't see her at all there is just a little hole now where she has buried herself ad tunneled. Other than that I can't see in.

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

I just went an checked on her and the tunnel fell in on her I dug her out and looked for egss there was none so I packed it and started another tunnel hoping she lays but I couldn't feel any eggs in her belly

 

[AHBD]

It would be good to take her out at least an hour before her lights are scheduled to go off, that way you can offer her a drink via eyedropper or syringe and let her warm up if she chooses to before the lights go out. Once they've dug their hole they don't usually take more than 2-3 hours to lay, usually less. They do sometimes just curl up in their hole and hide out, but they may lay the next day or 2 later....sometimes longer. If she gets very exhausted and just lays around, you'll want to get her to a qualified vet. An X-ray can show where her eggs are [ if she has some ] and whether she might need oxytocin to help her to lay.

 

[AHBD]

Ooops, I didn't see your new post. By the way, you don't always feel eggs in their belly.

 

[kcarello]

how deep is the sand

 

[Melody12]

My Melody hasn't started showing any signs of trying to lay any eggs yet. She's a year and half so far. I'm glad that you've discovered Sunny's actually trying to lay eggs.

 

[SunnysHumanSlave]

The sand is about 8 inches deep. Does she need to stay out of the box at night?