So I am new to the breeding of Bearded Dragons I have 2 dragons and I was gonna give it a try this year. I recently purchased an incubator but I thought it would come before my female laid her eggs. Well it didn't and she laid her eggs last night, and the incubator isn't coming for 2 days. My female laid and baried them and now she is back in her regular cage and the eggs are baried in a rubbermaid container, about 10in deep 18inches on all sides. My question is since my incubator isn't coming for a 2 more days should I leave the eggs where they are at, since it is warm or should I remove the eggs.
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Breeding Question: do I have to remove the eggs once they are laid
dude21
Jun 17, 2003 11:42 AM
Replies (4)
dmlove
Jun 17, 2003 11:59 AM
i would say leave them at the place till the inmcubator comes...just dont let the spot get colder than 75 or higher than 85 and they should be fiune...but someone correct me if i am wrong but this is what i would think
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~David - KDRKreatures
My Main Herps-
1.2 Bearded dragons (Ralph, Artemis, Cheech)
1.0 Veiled Chameleon (Chiquito)
1.0 Ringneck Snake (Striker)
1.1 Eastern Box Turtles (Athena and Mercury)
Turtlegirl
Jun 17, 2003 02:01 PM
ummm... I'm not sure about leaving them or not, but if you do take them out you should probably keep them (temporarily) in a rubbermaid containor (with moist vermiculite as substrate) placed under a light so the eggs will stay between 82-84 degrees F.
But if they're staying warm where they are, you may just want to leave them... sorry, I'm not really sure.
Good luck and keep us posted!! 
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-Lauren
Ldypayne
Jun 17, 2003 04:31 PM
If the temperatures are good...the only real concern is the soil getting too dry. WIth it being so deep it would be hard to maintain a constant humidity...Not sure if misting the top of the soil would be fine or not. Just make sure if you do that it doens't get too saturaged, should clump fine with squeezed inyour fist with little or no water leaking out.
Keep in mind I have no experience at all at incubating dragon eggs, just making a suggestion. I don't know if this would be good or not.
Captive_Science
Jun 17, 2003 06:27 PM
My recommendation would be to leave them as long as they can be maintained above 76 degrees or placed in a container if temps can be maintained to some degree. Either method should work.
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Galen Clark
www.captivescience.com
