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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>When to spay a bearded dragon?</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/29929/when-to-spay-a-bearded-dragon</link><description> Hi, 
 We have a female bearded dragon for re-homing. she reportedly laid a clutch of eggs a few weeks ago before coming in to us (no record of how many eggs) and laid a clutch of 32 eggs 2 weeks ago. Lat week she was xrayed as her abdomen was looking</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>RE: When to spay a bearded dragon?</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/233023?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:13:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:1a31e29f-0848-4e82-ba6b-490686e14165</guid><dc:creator>Mark Rowland</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;What you have to consider is that it is normal for Bearded dragons to lay large clutches. So what you need to look at is your husbandry. Calcium, uv etc. Speying beardies with quiescent ovaries is difficult and could represent significant morbidity. If there is dystocia your hand is forced if medical and environmental treatment has failed. can you post the radiographs?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mark&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: When to spay a bearded dragon?</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/232905?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:36:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b6937566-2781-42e6-b756-f094ac246a60</guid><dc:creator>joanne mcallister</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you Sonya. We adjusted her light/dark schedule as another poster suggested and so far no more eggs!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: When to spay a bearded dragon?</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/232773?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a661ce81-9f40-4205-bd65-a41226559e57</guid><dc:creator>Sonya Miles</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Joanne, how did the beard manage with her clutch? personally if a female progressively looses condition after constant clutches I would be considering spaying. I would rather operate on a stable patient then wait for her to become collapsed as a result of hypocalcaemia&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>