ADVICE NEEDED! Poorly beardie

[Kayla]

My story is kind of a long one, so I'll start at the beginning
In the middle of March my beardie started acting a bit strange, sleeping in really late, not really wanting to do anything... Then as this behaviour went on she started sleeping for days straight, only waking up when I woke her! When she did wake up she'd eat loads and go back to sleep! This lasted a few weeks.
I was on the forum and had heard a few other stories on here about BD's in the Uk having the same sort of problem.
My first thought was brumation. EVEN though it was march at the time, I'd read that beardies can variate when they go into brumation and it's been recorded that some dragons went into brumation in August! & that some can even tell when it's winter in Australia! Crazy right? But as she was eating and seeming normal when she was awake I didn't worry myself too much.
Then the worst thing happened!!!!! My internet stopped working! I had no way of coming on the forum and communicating with everyone here so I was stuck! I called numerous reptile companies and was told to change my UV light because it could have stopped working and this can make them lethargic, and if the uv is fine not to worry but keep an eye on her for a few weeks.
This lasted about two weeks and then she stopped eating all together. Now I was told this could be the 'official' beginning of her brumation! She wasn't losing weight, again she was behaving normally when she was awake, but she still wouldn't eat and would soon enough return into her hide or go into the corner and try and scrap her way under her reptile carpet! My worry got the best of me and I took her to the vets.
The vet had a feel around of her and checked her out ect.
A part of this story that I missed out is that we got another house hold dragon, this one was a male. They had been introduced but as soon as things started getting frisky they were separated!
The vet told me that they have seen other beardies coming in with the same symptoms, and that it's mating season?!?
That my dragons hormones are heightened?! I don't remember exactly but you get the idea. And that I should but a sand bath in her tank, and she may possibly lay eggs. She also gave me some some calcium and d3 to give her by syringe to help things along.
I was told to come back two weeks later if things haven't changed & that other than that she seemed healthy
She hasn't layed any eggs. But I'm 99.9% sure that she was never pregnant in the first place! I'm so confused about what's going on! Advice would be appreciated thank you

 

[Kayla]

Also she has pooped and is not impacted according to the vet

 

[Kayla]

Damnit I keep forgetting things! She also told me to bath her everyday and wake her up. Which I have been doing and she is hydrated

 

[diegothediggy]

Id put a lay in box dwn just incase. Fill,the box with samd and start a little hole for her.so she.knows. What to do with it. Coz if she.does have eggs she will keep hold.of.them.if.theres.not.a place for her to lay and that can make her very ill. Whats ur temps at?

 

[Kayla]

Yeah I've put in a massive bowl of sand and she keeps sitting in it and she even slept half in it one night haha! Yeah my vet said she'd have to have surgery if she didn't pass them! But I swear I would have seen if they had sex & the male was only tiny!
100-105 under the light, 80 at the cool end and about 80-90 in the middle xx

 

[Elemental Dragon Lord]

Relax and breathe. When you hold her later today gently pet her stomach from throat to vent. If you feel eggs she is close and if you don't she may not be gravid. Have you been dusting her food with calcium and multi-vitamins?

 

[ilovebeardies]

Sand needs to be moist so it will hold its form when she's digging otherwise she won't lay in dry sand

 

[Kayla]

I was told that the calcium and d3 that I'm giving her now is enough. I'd never used dusting powders before, I even bought a tub but read about it being easy to overdose and as she seemed healthy I didn't bother!
But over the last 3 weeks she's literally only been having about 4 or 5 bugs a week! But the vet said she seemed healthy apart from the possible eggs!

But I must have seen if they did have sex! The male literally ran up to her, mounted her, for literally a second then I grabbed him because I didn't want her to get scared! But I didn't see anything!
Just sprayed the sand and dug a little hole in it for her. Will keep updating!

 

[diegothediggy]

It dnt matter is she has had sex or not all thay means is if the.eggs will b fertile or not. If she ready to lay u will feel the eggs in her tummy let us know how u get on

 

[ilovebeardies]

Sand should be able to hold form it will need more water if you just sprayed it a few times with a spray bottle

 

[Kayla]

I'm gonna put a bit of water in the bowl at the bottom and then fill it with sand? Would that work? She's asleep next to her sand now, will update you tomorrow after I've woken her! I'm excited to see the eggs though!!

 

[Kayla]

She seemed intrigued when it was wet, and when I put a little hole in it but she was half asleep haha

 

[PatsyB]

Like Penny said, it is possible for her to lay eggs even if they haven't mated.

 

[Josh]

Sounds like you're doing all you can for her. Kudos on getting her to a vet when you were concerned. Be sure to keep us updated on how things turn out!

 

[Kayla]

Good morning everyone! Just woke her up, and gave her a check over, I can't feel any eggs! I thought maybe I was being too light handed so I did it a bit firmer but still couldn't feel anything.
I've still got a few days until the vet said to bring her in so I'm just gonna keep waking her, bathing her and keeping that sand nice and damp for her! She's now on her hide basking so hopefully when she's warm she'll go and check it out!

 

[Kayla]

Would be adorable to see the eggs in real life though, even if they're not fertile it's still an amazing thing to see, even more so when it's your own dragon doing it!xxx

 

[Kayla]

Update: she's been in the sand bath for ages. she looks pretty angry and keeps flaring at me! She never puffs out! So I've just left her in the quiet to do her thing

 

[diegothediggy]

How is she.now has she chilled out a bit or is she still mad?

 

[Kayla]

After she'd finished doing whatever she was doing in the sand she went and sat in the cool end of her tank under her hammock for about an hour just chilling out, then she went to sleep in the cool end.
Should I leave her alone? I don't want to annoy her even more than she already is x

 

[diegothediggy]

How little 1 2 day does she feel betta after a nice nights sleep?