Anxiously awaiting the new beardies
It could be my anxious imagination or maybe it’s that time, but I think the eggs are starting to sweat. According to my guide through this whole process, The Bearded Dragon Manual, the eggs sweat about 24 hours before they being to hatch. Although in some cases hatching may be as long as [...]
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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 [...]
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As expected, there were a few bad eggs
Although I’m disappointed, I am not surprised at discovering the bad eggs today. I had a feeling that some would not hatch, I just wasn’t sure how many. As of today, I have officially given up on 8, leaving me with 13 still incubating. Of those, 9 look well developed and in [...]
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Day 35 with the eggs
Well, we’re about halfway with the eggs. Over the weekend, I checked the boxes to be sure the humidity was good. The vermiculite was still moist, but a few of the eggs had started to dent. Reading up on the Internet suggested it might be from low humidity. So, I added [...]
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Day 6 and all is well
Today is day 6 since Trinity laid the clutch and everything seems to be going well. The temperature has stayed between 82-83 and the egg boxes have kept some moisture on the walls and lid. I have opened each box once to be sure the substrate is still moist, but have otherwise been [...]
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