My Beardie has laid eggs. Please help!!!

[penhryn]

Hi everyone who reads this. I have 2 pygmy bearded dragons. Bill and Ben. Bill started getting fat so I took him to a breeder near our place and now Bill is Jill. LOL. This was 2 months ago. Jill just layed about 20 eggs in her sandpit and has covered them over. I noticed as she was laying that some of them were collapsed. Does that mean they're infertile? The male is in the enclosure as well. What do I need to do now? Do I leave them in there until they hatch? How long does it take? I am in shock and don't know what to do. Temperature is 30 deg C. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[corrine]

You shouldn't leave them in there to hatch. you will need an incubator and a whole set up for babies. If you were not prepared for these eggs then you are better off freezing the eggs and throwing them out. Or maybe find a local breeder that already has a set up for babies. Make sure to give Jill a good meal with extra calcium, egg laying is hard work.

 

[Pogie]

Ive never had egs, and dont breed but I can give you links to a post or two that may help.

If you want to try to hatch them, heres a link to a DIY incubator made from a cooler box

http://mybeardie.com/bearded-dragon-forum/breeder-chat/cooler-incubator-how-to/msg29022/#msg29022

And heres a post that has pics of how to setup the eggs in the hatch trays.

http://mybeardie.com/bearded-dragon-forum/breeder-chat/new-breeder-some-questions/

 

[Beardie_Mommy3991]

Oh wow. :O This is why I would probably never chance 2 beardies in one house, even if both guys. You might never know. Anyway, if you arent ready for that many little mouths to feed, I think I would agree and say freeze them. It costs a lot of time, responsibility, and money to hatch beardies eggs. Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

[penhryn]

Thank you all for replying. I will freeze them and discard. So much time and effort goes into breeding. Haven't got the time. Merry Christmas to all. Be good.