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ransomquota asked in PetsReptiles · 1 decade ago

my bearded dragon laid her eggs?

i know some of the basics but i still need some help.

she covered up all her eggs with sand. what should i do? should i carefully unbury then snd put them in a container with moss and all that or leave them in their with her?

any additional info on a pregnant beardie and breeding beardie would be helpfull. thank you

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  • Jonny
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    Was your female mated with a male dragon? If so, and your female was healthy enough, then you're going to have fertile eggs. Now... answer this, have you thought about how much time and money breeding bearded dragons actually costs? I'm friends with a lot of breeders and it is not something to get yourself in to without properly thinking it out and doing ALL of your research.

    Baby dragons need fed 3 times a day as many live crickets as they can eat within 15 minutes, every single day. Each baby can consume 40-200 crickets a day depending on the baby. Feeding even a very low number of successful hatchlings, let's say 10, and you're looking at 400-2000 everyday. That's 2800-14000 a week. That's between $40-$160 every week, just on food. Throw in the lighting, incubator, vermiculite, bins for the baby dragons and extras for any dragons that may be too aggressive and splitting up as they grow if you don't sell or give them away. Along with the UVB and heat lights they need.

    Really... unless you are absolutely sure that you can afford the expense of the dragons and afford the time to spend on them doing the daily cleaning, bathing, feeding and handling... don't do it. Freeze the eggs in the freezer and throw them in the trash. It wouldn't be fair to the babies if they were given substandard care or raised improperly.

    I'm only saying all this because by your question, you haven't researched what you're doing at all, so I really doubt that you are ready.

    Source(s): Bearded Dragon owner/personal experience.
  • 1 decade ago

    You're better off incubating them.

    You'll need a polystyrene container, filled with vermiculite, with an hair hole, and heated to 84F CONSTANTLY. Use a thermostat to help with this. Vermiculite is one part water to one part vermiculite. Hatching should happen after 60 days of constant incubation.

  • 1 decade ago

    first things first is to incubate them i also suggest searching the web for websites because you might never get the proper answer on here i dont really know if keeping them in the tank would be safe im not sure

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    you need to put them into an incubator, at temperatures about 82

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  • 1 decade ago

    Either put them in an incubator or leave them with her.

    (dont be scared to leave them with her its safe)

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