My two year old female bearded dragon has been showing signs of pregnancy for about a month now. First, I noticed her aggressively digging in her sand box and it occured to me that I should probably check to see if she was gravid.
I could feel a tiny lump on her right side. At first, it worried me because I could only feel a single lump and I thought it could be a tumor.
On the 8th of May, I could feel three lumps. On the 17th, while fully relaxed and soaking, I could feel somewhere between six and eight lumps.
The first lump that I felt is still the largest and most pronounced feeling. It is located on her lower right side about a half inch from her vent.
She appears quite a bit larger in the belly now than she did three weeks ago when I noticed the first lump, but she is not showing the normal "belly full of marbles" appearance.
This will be her first pregnancy. I did read that the first time, females can lay as few as six eggs.
I have moved her into her own private suite. The tank is covered and in a completely silent area. I am using moist coconut fiber for her to lay and dig instead of sand. The substrate is about six inches deep, giving her plenty of room to dig her nest.
I am curious as to what everyone else thinks. Is it normal for a first timer to now show as obviously? Is it true that she could lay as few as six? And from the first feeling of an egg, how soon should she be expecting?
I know it says six-eight weeks from mating...I did not actually witness a mating, but she has been with the male for some time. But, how soon from the first feeling of an egg as opposed to how soon since the mating?