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Hello while I have not posted and so appear new I have been lurking and reading for awhile. I have a question that is touched on in many threads but never in depth or to my satisfaction, so I thought I would post it to open a discussion.
My Story:
I have 3 beardies, 2 male and one female. They have never mated as far as I know. The reason I say this is we bought a pair at a show last Aug and had them in the same tank for, oh about 4 or 5 months but when they started to give each other looks and began to get competitive over basking spots I separated them. They have been separate ever since. This pair is just about a year old, purchased last Aug and were young, no more then 2 months old though I think younger.
The Female went into brumation for a good long time, almost 2 months. She would come out sometimes and take insects that were offered but stopped eating veg altogether. Bathed her about once a week to keep up the hydration. She finally came out of it about 2 weeks ago, happily eating everything in sight and basking again. Though I noticed 3 or 4 days ago she began acting differently. She used to be very shy and would just sit/lay on my shoulder or belly when out of her tank, often falling asleep on me. Now she is very active and trying to explore the house, she is gaining weight but I cannot feel any bumps in her.
She also shows no sign of interest in mating, not that I am trying to mate her because I am not. But we had her out on me and the big male that she used to be caged with was with my daughter. He of course turned into Black Beardie and bobbed at her, running across the room to my feet. Just wanting to see if she would wave or return a slow bob we held him and her loosely in our hands about a foot apart. He continued to show interest and bobbed but she ignored him completely. I mention this only to see if anyone else has experienced this indifference.
Anyway finally to the big question, has anyone had any experience with a female dragon this age coming out of brumation ready to lay a clutch of infertile eggs? I am not sure it is even possible but I know my girl and she is not acting "Normal" there is something making her glass dance and go exploring, and she is constantly alert. She no longer wants to fall asleep on me watching tv. Which she seemed to love doing. So hopefully someone can shed some light on this.
I will be making up a laying enclosure just in case, so I can introduce her to it and see if she wants to dig.
My Story:
I have 3 beardies, 2 male and one female. They have never mated as far as I know. The reason I say this is we bought a pair at a show last Aug and had them in the same tank for, oh about 4 or 5 months but when they started to give each other looks and began to get competitive over basking spots I separated them. They have been separate ever since. This pair is just about a year old, purchased last Aug and were young, no more then 2 months old though I think younger.
The Female went into brumation for a good long time, almost 2 months. She would come out sometimes and take insects that were offered but stopped eating veg altogether. Bathed her about once a week to keep up the hydration. She finally came out of it about 2 weeks ago, happily eating everything in sight and basking again. Though I noticed 3 or 4 days ago she began acting differently. She used to be very shy and would just sit/lay on my shoulder or belly when out of her tank, often falling asleep on me. Now she is very active and trying to explore the house, she is gaining weight but I cannot feel any bumps in her.
She also shows no sign of interest in mating, not that I am trying to mate her because I am not. But we had her out on me and the big male that she used to be caged with was with my daughter. He of course turned into Black Beardie and bobbed at her, running across the room to my feet. Just wanting to see if she would wave or return a slow bob we held him and her loosely in our hands about a foot apart. He continued to show interest and bobbed but she ignored him completely. I mention this only to see if anyone else has experienced this indifference.
Anyway finally to the big question, has anyone had any experience with a female dragon this age coming out of brumation ready to lay a clutch of infertile eggs? I am not sure it is even possible but I know my girl and she is not acting "Normal" there is something making her glass dance and go exploring, and she is constantly alert. She no longer wants to fall asleep on me watching tv. Which she seemed to love doing. So hopefully someone can shed some light on this.
I will be making up a laying enclosure just in case, so I can introduce her to it and see if she wants to dig.
