got a pregnant bearded dragon

ssg aldridge · Nov 22, 2009

our little lizzy is pregnant, she is getting bigger. this is the first attempt at this. been reading up alot, but dont think im ready. she is about 2 weeks, still building the enclosure for her to lay the eggs. have not bought an incubator yet. thinking about making a homemade one. any suggestions??? is it better to buy one or build one???

yayfish24 · Nov 23, 2009

Good luck with the hatching of the little ones. I dont know much about bearded dragons but i think this should be moved to the reptiles, amphibians and other exotic pets section.

prcdslnc13 · Nov 23, 2009

pick your self up a hovabator. put the eggs in verimiculite. And make a lay box for her. We used to do a big rubbermaid with about a foot deep of soil or wet coconut bark for our girls. We would just let them live there about a week before we thought they were gonna go. make sure not to roll the eggs when you move them. And find yourself a good source of tiny crickets. babys need to be fed twice a day basically until they stop eating. youll probably go through at least a thousand a week once the clutch gets going. Have fun, baby dragons are a blast!!

ssg aldridge · Nov 23, 2009

prcdslnc13;3645072; said:
pick your self up a hovabator. put the eggs in verimiculite. And make a lay box for her. We used to do a big rubbermaid with about a foot deep of soil or wet coconut bark for our girls. We would just let them live there about a week before we thought they were gonna go. make sure not to roll the eggs when you move them. And find yourself a good source of tiny crickets. babys need to be fed twice a day basically until they stop eating. youll probably go through at least a thousand a week once the clutch gets going. Have fun, baby dragons are a blast!!

thanks

prcdslnc13 · Nov 24, 2009

Let me know if you have any questions. A friend of mine and I used to breed beardies on a pretty big scale

ssg aldridge · Nov 24, 2009

prcdslnc13;3646561; said:
Let me know if you have any questions. A friend of mine and I used to breed beardies on a pretty big scale

well.....
#1) the cage i built has about a 3-4 inch substrate. is that adequate enough for her to lay eggs, or should i attach a box that is about 6-8 inches deep for her?
#2) does the area she lay eggs need to be heated, and or damp?
#3) how much humidity is the right amount for incubation?
#4) you say not to turn or "roll" the eggs but then ive read that you need to place the embryo part of the egg up.

i think that will do me for now. thanks again.

nubz · Nov 24, 2009

im thinkin bout getting a beardy tis is a cool thread

ssg aldridge · Nov 25, 2009

nubz;3649399; said:
im thinkin bout getting a beardy tis is a cool thread

its addictive.... actually its my daughters. im the one who takes care of it most of the time. then we got her a male and wasnt long before that little stud wanted to make some little ones himself. they are really lots of fun. garfield the male loves his head to be rubbed. and loves attention. lizzy....not so much. probably because she is pregnant. ill take some more pics of them tommorrow. been busy with my piranha lately.

nubz · Nov 25, 2009

my friead ad one that was mauled by another beardy and he adopted it. it had no tail or right back leg. it would watch you watch television. for HOURS!