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Hi all,

Does high incubation temperature have a role on the behavior of dragons ? More fearful, for example or other.

Success rates/babies hatched out: 100% of fertile eggs.
Incubation temperature: around 86/87°F
All babies always grow and eat well.

Someone say to me that my temperatures are too high, and that dragons are more easily manipulated with lower temperatures.

Thanks.
Florent

I am pretty sure incubation temperatures have nothing to do with behavior of dragons. Bearded dragons seem to have sex determination due to temperatures but this isn't certain yet from what I have read. (dragons incubated at lower temperatures, around 82F tend to yield more males. Dragons incubated at 84-86F have more females).

Temperatures that are too high (above 90F), even for a short period of time, can kill the embryo or cause defects (kinked spine or tail...or at least it definitely does this in snakes, not completely sure the same will be so for dragons).

Most breeders incubate at 85-86F to give a 'safety' zone just in case the incubator spikes a few degrees. By incubating at a higher but safe incubation temperature temperature, if there is a spike of a few degrees, it could push temps over 90F. But your temp range is fine, just be watchful on extra warm days, especially if the incubator is in a room that can get very hot.
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PHLdyPayne

TDSD does not work in BD's. Their sex is determined genetically. There has been studies done where extremely high (95 ) incubation temperatures have hatched out genetic sexes with characteristics of the opposite sex. The hatch rate was weak at this temp. and long term health is not discussed.

I keep my incubators so that they never spike above 85.