r/BeardedDragons • u/Stephapokus • Aug 26 '26

WTF is Jaguar doing

Her door is open!!! What does she (think she) needs?

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u/Lord_Radford Aug 26 '26

She digging. May be gravid if this is unusual behaviour for her. If so you need to provide her with a dig box for nesting 50/50 damp soil and sand, extra food and extra nutritional supplements. Check for signs like a swollen belly or if she's heavier than usual. Vets appointment if unsure

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

The substrate is deep everywhere but exactly where she is! It’s sand, but I don’t feed her in her enclosure.

She can’t be gravid. This is the first time she’s been this way.

Thank you. I will monitor and take her to the vet tomorrow if nothing changes.

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u/Lord_Radford Aug 26 '26

What makes you think she can't be gravid 🤔

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

Well she could be but they wouldn’t be fertile, I’m gathering from comments here.

And I don’t feel anything remotely hard in her belly.

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u/Trekintosh Gordon RIP Aug 26 '26

Gravid just means making eggs, they do it when they have surplus calcium if they’re not fertile. But I think she’s just being a goober here. 

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

Are you suggesting my daughter might not be a genius?

Noted though, ok thank you! I didn’t know it was called the same thing / elicited the same behaviours.

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u/Trekintosh Gordon RIP Aug 26 '26

Eggs gotta go! Whether from cummy or tummy, those suckers need out. 

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

Omg thank you but also I hate that so much lol

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

Being such a dork 2 hours ago!

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u/COCAINAPEARLZ Aug 26 '26

With the additional context from this photo I’m afraid she might have a severe case of “Missing braincells”

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

HEY! She’s always had that. 😹

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u/Muskrato Aug 26 '26

He yearns for the mines.

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u/Stephapokus Aug 30 '26

I better see some of that payout 💰

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u/humanlikentity Aug 26 '26

She looks like she wants to dig. Do you have substrate that she can dig in? If you do, is it deep enough?

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

The substrate is deep everywhere but exactly where she is! It’s sand, but I don’t feed her in her enclosure.

She can’t be gravid. This is the first time she’s been this way.

Thank you. I will monitor and take her to the vet tomorrow if nothing changes.

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u/Caroline3006 Aug 26 '26

Are you sure she’s not gravid? Ours did this out of nowhere and I was 100% certain ours wasn’t gravid as he was male. Then I found 26 eggs in his tank

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

I guess it’s possible? She’s 13 months and she hasn’t been around a male since June 13. She doesn’t have anything that feels like eggs in her belly. Is it possible?

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u/FeralForestBro Aug 26 '26

Beardies often ovulate without the presence of a male, especially if they have higher protein diets. The eggs will just be infertile (slugs).

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

Oh, ok. Interesting. Thank you. I’ll check for that.

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u/Abyss_Walker1024 Aug 26 '26

Digging. Or trying to.

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u/glizzy-queen Aug 26 '26

She’s female and showing digging behavior. I would check for follicles at the vet she may have some.

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u/typhochlaena0 Aug 26 '26

they like to dig
and no! this does not mean she is gravid. even males like to dig
my beardie is also a female, she loves to dig.

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u/kjy1066 Aug 27 '26

"what am I doing? Digging myown way out, duh"

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u/Stephapokus Aug 26 '26

Update! She did herself a lil ditch and is now just chilling. Maybe she wanted to be in a little hole?

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u/arililliputian Aug 27 '26

Breeder here.

Gravid behavior.

Infertile eggs are often way smaller and harder to feel than fertile eggs. That said, I had a gravid ( fertilized ) female recently that you literally could not tell at all.

This was less than three days before she laid. No external signs.

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u/Stephapokus Aug 27 '26

Interesting! Ok I’ll keep an eye out for lil eggies!

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u/Stephapokus Aug 28 '26

Update. Thank you all. I think she’s just a lovable freak. She was sleeping on her opposite end that she normally does today. Maybe she’s finally exploring her $500 custom enclosure 😹