Breeding Bearded Dragons
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Breeding Bearded Dragons
Breeding Bearded Dragons is a big decision and there are several things that you will need to have and a few things to consider before actually breeding your Bearded Dragons.But the Joy and thrill of the Breeding process from selecting your Breeding pair, to the mating,caring for a Gravid Female,egg laying,incubation and hatching process is a great process to experience and be a part of. I will go thru each step of the process and discuss them in detail so that even the new Bearded Dragon Breeder can be successful with Breeding Bearded Dragons.in captivity !
Bearded Dragon Breeding Pair
Selecting your Breeding Bearded Dragon Pair
when selecting your Bearded Dragon Breeders there are several things to consider. Make sure that the pair you are breeding are between the ages of 2 and 5 years old. After 5 years, Bearded Dragons breeding success tends to decline. Health is an important factor. Both male and female should be in good health in order to have healthy hatchlings. It is very important for the female to get some calcium in her diet right before, during, and after breeding. Feeding the female some pinkie mice at this time is suggested to help plump her up.
Select a pair that will produce high color babies if you plan to sell the babies. With all the different color morphs available today this can be the best and the hardest decision to make. Make sure that you know the breeding pairs genetics so that there is no inbreeding. Know your Dragons are Healthy and free of any disease before the mating begins have them checked by your local vet. Now that you have your Bearded Dragon Breeding pair selected it is time to prepare them for the mating process.
Select a pair that will produce high color babies if you plan to sell the babies. With all the different color morphs available today this can be the best and the hardest decision to make. Make sure that you know the breeding pairs genetics so that there is no inbreeding. Know your Dragons are Healthy and free of any disease before the mating begins have them checked by your local vet. Now that you have your Bearded Dragon Breeding pair selected it is time to prepare them for the mating process.
Bearded Dragons Mating
Preparing the Bearded Dragons for Mating
Captive Bearded Dragons can breed all year round. However, many breeders choose to breed in the spring anyway if their animals undergo a full brumation. Once the animals have resumed normal activity and have had a vet check, then they are bred. This is done because, if an animal undergoes full brumation, their hormone levels are up when they are awake and they are more eager to breed.The mating process of Bearded dragons is very vigorous.
Courtship involves mounting and holding on by the male. Bite marks are usually visible on the dorsal head of adult females during the breeding season.The males puff and turn their beards black as coal, and walk almost on their side and circle the female. The female displays her ritual of push ups, walking with head slow bobbing, flipping her tail with a hopeful look in her eye. The male will eventually jump on her back, and hold the back of her head with his mouth while he wiggles into position. their tails enter-twine and consummation takes place
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Gravid Female Bearded Dragon
Gravid Female Bearded Dragons need special care
Signs that a female is gravid include restlessness, continuous digging, rapid weight gain and lack of interest in food, or an increased appetite quickly followed by a decreased appetite. Egg-laying generally occurs between three to five weeks after a successful breeding.. The female should taken out and placed in a separate enclosure away from the male, where you may design an egg-laying site.A gravid female will dig a deep burrow before she will lay her eggs, and needs to be provided with a suitable egg-laying area. A box filled 8-12 inches deep with moist, but not wet, soil and sand should be placed in the enclosure Allowing the female to be on her own while gravid will decrease the stress that she encounters. The absence of an egg-laying site may lead to problems such as dystocia (egg-binding). Symptoms of egg retention include lethargy, depression and non-responsiveness.to learn more about dystocia and other Brearded Dragon Diseases.
Pre- egg-laying, the female will dig continuously for up to two weeks and will completely lose her appetite for a few days, allowing more room for the eggs to develop. Bearded Dragons can lay 15-35 eggs per clutch Once she lays the eggs, and has buried them in the designated site, she will rest and then begin feeding to gain her weight and nutrients that are used up in developing the eggs. Remove the eggs carefully and transfer to a suitable incubator.
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How to Properly Incubate Bearded Dragon Eggs
After the eggs have been laid, and successfully unearthed, they should be moved to an incubator to ensure proper growth and development. freshly laid eggs are not nearly as fragile as those that have begun embryonic development. Nonetheless, every effort should be made to keep them in the same orientation as they were discovered.Bearded dragon eggs should be incubated at 82 degrees, plus or minus 2 or 3 degrees. Sustained temperatures above 84 degrees can quickly kill developing embryos, so the use of an accurate and trustworthy digital thermometer is highly recommended. The incubator should be calibrated to the proper temperature and humidity prior to the actual laying of the eggs. Most incubator models take at least 12 hours, if not more, to be properly and accurately set.
The eggs themselves should not be placed directly into the incubator. Instead they will be placed in squat deli cups or tupperware pans filled with vermiculite, which are then in turn placed into the incubator. Vermiculite is an all natural product used in gardening. It is essentially heat expanded mica, a naturally occurring mineral. It is perfectly suited as an incubation medium due to its ability to hold nearly it's own weight in water, and it's natural resistance to mold and fungus.
Optimally, the containers in which the eggs are placed should have ventilation holes and a snug lid. These features make controlling the humidity of the eggs much easier than having to manipulate the humidity within the entire incubator.
Each egg should be individually placed into the vermiculite, approximately half buried. The thumb can be used to create depressions into which the eggs may be gently placed. Bearded dragon eggs will grow considerably during incubation, so avoid overcrowding the eggs or allowing any two eggs to touch.
The eggs should be monitored regularly until they hatch. Temperature within the incubator should be checked daily, and humidity levels once or twice a week. Condensation on the lids of the egg containers may be an indication of too much moisture. In this case, the lid should be removed for 24 hours to allow the vermiculite to dry out slightly. Conversely, if the eggs appear dimpled, or begin to collapse, they may be too dry. If this should occur, manually check the moisture level of the vermiculite, and if it seems overly dry, room temperature water may be carefully added to the vermiculite. Avoid getting the eggs themselves wet.
Healthy, fertilized bearded dragon eggs will turn chalk white as they incubate, and will grow up to twice their original size. These signs are good indicators that the eggs are viable and will produce healthy lizards. Yellow, green, or pink eggs that fail to grow may be infertile. However, it is recommended to allow them to incubate to term, just in case. Eggs should only be removed from incubation and discarded if they become moldy and pose a threat to other nearby, healthy eggs.
Hatching Bearded Dragon Eggs
Bearded Dragon Eggs are Hatching its Pipping Time
HATCHINGIncubation time will vary depending on a number of factors, including but not limited to temperature and humidity. Typically, Bearded Dragon eggs will take between 50 and 80 days to hatch, with 2 months being average.
24 to 48 hours prior to hatching, the eggs may begin to deflate. This should not be confused with a symptom of insufficient humidity. Rather, this is a signal to the keeper that hatching is imminent. During this time the eggs may appear to "sweat" with small droplets of moisture appearing on the egg surface. Again, this is normal.
Baby bearded dragons possess a small egg tooth on the tip of their snout that they will use to slice open the egg. Typically, a small slit appears, followed by the emergence of the lizards nose and head. Often times, neonate dragons will rest for up to a day with only their heads out.
It is recommended to allow the lizards to emerge on their own. Never pull or force a baby bearded dragon from it's egg. Healthy dragons will make it out on their own within 24 to 36 hours of the initial opening of the egg. Babies should remain in the incubator for 24 hours after completely emerging. This will allow time for them to adjust to our atmosphere, avoid temperature shock, and perhaps stimulate any remaining babies to hatch out.
Within a given clutch, most babies will emerge within a day or two of each other. However, in some cases a few days may pass between the hatching of the first and last dragon. Be patient, and allow at least a week before assuming that any neonates are dead within the egg.
You will want to be prepared for the hatching by having several crickets ready for the babies, approximately around one thousand crickets depending on the size of the clutch. Babies grow rapidly and you will need to ensure that you have plenty of crickets ready to go. You will also want to gut load the crickets to make sure that the bearded dragon is receiving adequate nutrients.
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- So cute! I was a little surprised to see the mating picture, though. *blush*
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- absolutely love your lens. I love reptiles and the beardie is one of my favorites. I made a lens on bearded dragons and I am slowly adding stuff to it. It is merely childs play compared to yours.. Love it keep.....
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- Great lens! I'm sort of partial to monitor lizards (aka Komodo dragons and their cousins!)... but these look like fun critters, too! I've liked, favorited, thumbs-upped, and lensrolled your masterpiece to my reptilian lenses! Congrats on a great job!
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- Doug, you present all your information on bearded dragons so well. SquidAngel blessings on this very informative lens!
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- Lizards as pets, who would have thought of that? Blessed by an Angel.
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- One of the things I love about Squidoo is reading about other people's passions. Your love for your little bearded dragons shones through! Blessed by a Squid Angel and added to my Angel lens.
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- Great lens!! Who knew taking care of Bearded Dragons could bs so complicated!! This lens will help anyone considering taking on that task!! Thumbs up!!!
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- Thank You I hope that others can benefit from what I have learned and Have Happy Healthy Dragons
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