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What is the best place online or otherwise to buy an incubator?
I would like to raise the babies cricket free, I already have some juvie pellets. Are there any big tricks or can someone point me in the right direction for reading?

What does everyone use, that breeds small scale,for the hatchlings (tank, lights, everything please)? Sorry for all of the questions, I am just hoping to breed in the next month or so and want to make sure I am prepared.

you want to read up before doing something that can not be undone, and I know from your prior post you are concerned about their prior care and that they were not kept very clean or basic hygiene followed. You also have an established dragon that your fond of.

Please, I am not asking you to follow my advice, or others on that here that pay no attention to experts and think themselves the pro, but listen to one of the foremost expects on reptiles in the world today"

Dr Douglas Mader, Associate Clinical Professor, Departement of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California and author of Reptile Medicine and Surgery."Newly acquired animals should be kept isolated for a minimum of 3 months and should undergo thorough physical examination both before and after quarantine"

Sadly there are many that use to be on this list that are not anymore, because they did not follow that advice and they have no bearded dragons anymore. There is a very good reason for quaratining reptiles, they do harbor many bacterias and virus that they have personally build up immunities to or do not show for that period of time, and can be deadly rapidly to newly introduced reptile to them.

These are not like mammal, but carry gram negative bacterias that can cause problems not only to other reptiles, but humans also. They can he handled, cared for and thrive well, with proper procedures.

I also feel that you would greatly regret exposing your established dragon to a potential fatal illness or the offspring they may produce, when a few months time, would have made a difference and saved you a lot of time, money and heartbreak.
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I do plan on waiting to quarantine. Sorry if I made that unclear. I am trying to plan ahead though, especially on the raising cricket free aspect. I appreciate your concern, thanks.