More bearded dragon eggs – and a big surprise
I had anticipated having another clutch or two this year. The fact that we had another clutch yesterday wasn’t totally unexpected. What was a surprise was WHO laid the eggs. After watching Neo and Trinity for the better part of Friday and Saturday, I started having second thoughts on who was who, despite having the pet store double-check my assumptions after the last clutch.
The behavior was just not adding up for these bearded dragons. Neo continued to scratch and dig at the newspaper while Trinity sat calmly on the log. After watching this for nearly two days, I finally decided to go with my gut and I placed Neo in the nesting tank. Within a few hours he (SHE) had laid a clutch of 22 eggs.
So, now he is a she and she’s a he. My dilemma: do I rename them to be gender appropriate or just leave it alone? It’s not like they recognize their names, but it feels odd calling the male Trinity. The kids say to rename them. I’m trying out the names to see if I can get used to them on the other beardy. Maybe in a week or so it will feel more comfortable. Either way I have to reprint the nametags on their cage to fix the gender.
Now it makes perfect sense why Neo was batting around the eggs the first time. She was actually trying to bury them, not just coincidentally on top of them. So, we have the first clutch expected to hatch sometime in the next two weeks and the second clutch due to hatch near the end of June.
 Laying the eggs |
 22 new eggs |
 The incubator is full |
My berded dragons had eggs but now i cant seem to figure out if there fertilised or not , because they havent shruncken but there going yellow browny colour 2 days after i put them in the incubator.
You can use a method called candling to see if they are fertilized eggs. Milwaukee Reptiles has a webpage that tells you how to candle your eggs and has pictures showing what you should look for. The eggs should be placed in the incubator with the embryo side up. When you candle the egg, you can see the dark spot where the embryo is attached.
I would rename because I’m like that.
I have borrowed a male dragon and I am waiting for some eggs. I am nervouse because it is my first time trying to breed.
The male and female have been together for a few weeks now and nothing is happening.
Is there any tricks in speeding up the process ?
I did rename them. It took me a few weeks, but I can call them correctly now.
Did your female brumate last year? If she didn’t sleep for most of the winter, I’ve read the breeding process may be slower. Are they both at least 18 months old? I’ve also read that any dragon younger than 18 months may have problems breeding.
Sometimes it can take 3-4 weeks before the female will lay the eggs. And, she may lay multiple clutches from just one breeding session. They can retain sperm for several months.
Good luck to you!
I am looking fora new bearded dragon are any of you intrested in selling.
How can I tell when hatching time is near, we’re at 50 days. I’m checking the clutch two to three times a day. I’d like to move them into a box with wet paper towels when its time? Any advise appreciated!!!
From what I’ve read, the eggs begin to sweat 24 hours prior to hatching. They then start to collapse before the dragons begin poking through. Most information I’ve come across says not to move the eggs or babies at this stage. They say you should let the babies hatch and then leave them in the incubator at least another 24 hours before moving them. The babies should be walking around before you put them in the new baby cage. Here is more information about new hatchlings.
Wow quite an ordeal! Makes me wonder if Dh’s old pet dragon was really a “he” after all!
~V of http://www.beardeddragonsite.com
Well.. my beardy laid 12 eggs and this is my first time.
Due to my first time of having beardy eggs i think moved the eggs in its different position as it was born. Is this a problem??
I have the eggs in a plastic container with moist soil in it and is ontop of my computer cause its warm. Is this type of incubation also a problem??
The temperature needs to stay consistent - somewhere around 82-84 degrees F. I would be concerned that the temperature above your computer will fluctuate. If you turned any of the eggs when you moved them there is the possibility the embryo could have pulled away from the yolk sac. If that happened the egg may go bad.
To give your eggs the best chance, you may want to get an incubator. Most poultry supply stores and some reptile shops carry them. You should also get a thermometer and probably a hygrometer to monitor the temperature and humidity of the container where you are incubating the eggs.
A great resource on Bearded Dragon eggs is The Bearded Dragon Manual
from Philippe De Vosoli.
yea i put the eggs in a plastic container with soil in it.. i put the plastic container in the sand which incubates it due to the warmth it has. The temp in fehranhieght is about 85.
One more thing.. what does it mean when the egg is sagging in, like a dent almost??
Eggs arnt yellow pure white and i only have 1 or 2 that are perfect white round egg.
Thank-you
Some eggs aren’t a bright white, but that doesn’t mean they are bad. However, if the eggs are starting to sag I would think they are most likely infertile. You can try candling them to see if you see an embryo. (see the earlier comment with the link to Milwaukee Reptiles).
I always keep mine long enough for them to mold before tossing them out. From what I’ve read even yellow or dented eggs can hatch sometimes. Good luck!
how would i get the male to take interest in the female?
i fed the female a pinkie and some crickets
and is there any alternative to incubate instead of buying an incubator>??
Do I leave the eggs with the bearded dragon
should i leave the eggs with the bearded dragon
no!, remove them!
how long will it take for eggs to hatch
hi there my beardie laid 23 eggs last night some ar big and bright white and some have sunk a bit and are a little off white can someone tell me what that means please thank you …
hey hows it going my newest bearded dragon layed her first cluth(or so i think)and they are somewhat sunken and some have yellow some are perfectly rond and white but what about the whitesh-yellow sunken ones?
my bearded dragon lays batches of eggs every two to three weeks without a male.Some of them are perefect,round,and white.But she always eats them.She has layed another batch and will not even let me put my hand in there.She is taking such good care of them.Are they be fertile or not?