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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Day 2 with the eggs
Today I was able to locate an incubator. My first thought was to contact some local poultry supply companies. Before doing that, I considered maybe the local reptile shop kept a few incubators in stock. Sure enough, I called Pet Bazaar in Casselberry and they had two different incubators in stock. [...]
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