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CHONG188

Very soon, how soon depends on whether or not she finds a spot she likes. If she goes more then a week or so she could become egg bound. Its very important to offer her as many locations to dig as possible. Generally speaking they like loose moist soil in full sun at least 18 inches deep. They are very good at covering up the spot so its a good idea to take a stick and make a pattern on the surface of the dirt so that you can tell where she may have dug and filled her nest. I use large flower pots for mine, good luck!

im getting her incubator after i type this message but this is what i was thinking.....keep the temp at about 84-87 degrees and the humidity like at 90-100. would this work well. i have to dig them up still. please respond back soon
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CHONG188

when you take the eggs out NEVER EVER rotate them! Take them out and put them back the exact same way they came from the soil and into the incubator...you can mark the tops with a pencil or a nontoxic marker if need be...the reason is because there is embryotic fluid in the egg and by rotating the egg you will suffocate the developing embryo...GOOD LUCK

if you need any more help just ask...

ALSO: use peat moss as a substrate in the incubator...vermiculite is ok but peat is better...NEVER use perlite..it is cancerous to reptiles...I don't care how many books or people recommend it...I've used it with my eggs and the eggs with perlite always have a much much higher failure rate...our univeristy has done a study on perlite and it's effects on reptiles...it's not a good choice...GOOD LUCK!
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Chris

1.2.0 Bearded Dragons
1.2.0 Green Basilisks
1.1.0 Crested Geckos
1.2.0 Veiled Chameleons
1.1.0 Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Tokay Geckos
0.0.1 California Kingsnakes
2.5.1 Leopard Geckos

Just lightly mist the eggs once a week, you don't want to make them moldy and i'd keep them in a tupperware container with holes punched in the top...put the tupperware in the incubator and use the peat for substrate in the tupperware...

have fun
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Chris

1.2.0 Bearded Dragons
1.2.0 Green Basilisks
1.1.0 Crested Geckos
1.2.0 Veiled Chameleons
1.1.0 Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Tokay Geckos
0.0.1 California Kingsnakes
2.5.1 Leopard Geckos

Just jumping in here with a quick question. I am new to water dragons and have a female. How old are they when they start laying eggs?

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Chris

1.2.0 Bearded Dragons
1.2.0 Green Basilisks
1.1.0 Crested Geckos
1.2.0 Veiled Chameleons
1.1.0 Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Tokay Geckos
0.0.1 California Kingsnakes
2.5.1 Leopard Geckos

I agree with most above accept for the misting. In my experience when ever eggs come in direct contact with moisture, They more likely to die. The reason misting started, was when keepers realized that the egg is easier for hatchlings to escape from when the top of the egg is not allowed to dry out.The best way to do this is to make sure that the egg is buried 75% into the substrate. Misting is dangerous and unnecessary, as a rule humdity is good, moisture is bad. I have 100% hatch rate when keeping the eggs in a subtrate of vermiculite mixed with water at a ratio of 10/3 of vermiculite to water by volume. At a temperature of 83. Using the type of incubator that uses a submersible heater, this insures that the humidity is very high. Temperatures up to 86 are safe but above that will lower your hatching rate and can cause tail and back kinking. There eggs are very sensitive and I fear that if you did not have the incubator ready, that you have already reduced your chances greatly.

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Chris

1.2.0 Bearded Dragons
1.2.0 Green Basilisks
1.1.0 Crested Geckos
1.2.0 Veiled Chameleons
1.1.0 Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Tokay Geckos
0.0.1 California Kingsnakes
2.5.1 Leopard Geckos

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CHONG188

yes as high as you can get it, make sure that no condensation is coming in contact with the eggs directly. If you use a submersible water heater to heat your incubator then your humidity will be perfect.