My female beardy has just laid eggs

[Chick86]

To whom maybe able to help.

My female beardy for the last two weeks has stopped eating and we have noticed that she has been carrying eggs...we left this morning and only just returned to find an egg as we about too put in a container in for her too lay her eggs. 

We then moved a rock and found 15 more although they are all very soft and feel this is because she has not been getting her calcium intake due to her not eating. Is this normal? Today we brought liquid calcium which we have just bathed them both in to hopefully help them, as the pet shop suggested as we have always used the calcium dust on the crickets/hoppers etc but as there not eating they haven't been getting there supplements.

My male has pinworm and both were being treated for it and both went off their food, four days ago they have been taken of the medication to see if they will start eating again. As we need a poo sample to test to see if the treatment is working. today we have noticed them both eat curly kale which is a big improvement, and will buy mealy worms to try and encourage them to eat.

For the eggs we have them in a plastic container and at the moment is in kitchen roll as we do not have any vermiculite  until tomorrow when we buy some. I'm very worried that these eggs will be infertile is this normal for her first clutch, is there any way to tell? 

Any help would be much appreciated.

Kindest regards

Claire

[zebrajanie]

Hi Claire, welcome to the forum.

Medication for pins and the presence of pins will decrease interest in food.
I would suggest, not the meal worms, but the super or "morio" worms instead.  Also good are feeder roaches (I personally swear by dubias myself), but any will do ( not the home invader types though).

Yep, fairly normal for calcium to be reduced in her body, as the eggs will require that same calcium.
Bathing them with the liquid cal isn't as effective as say ingesting... This calls for a vet visit to fully examine the level of deficiency, and treatment.

Are both parents still housed together ?  Just wondering, as that most certainly increases the females chance of being infected with pins as well. 

I can't comment on the viability of the eggs at laying, however, I feel strongly if they aren't incubated properly from the get go, this may very well be a lost cause.

You may also wish to offer instead of the kale, say mustard greens, turnip greens, or collard greens as the main base, and top with say something sweet, like shredded sweet potato or pumpkin.

Good luck, and hope this helps out !