help!!!! pregant beadie! advice needed!

hey, i av a pair of bearded dragons, and my female is showing signs of avin eggs, well u can feel and see them lol, she has been scratching around her tank so i av placed a box full of moist sand just wounderin if any1 could give any advice bout wat to do with her also i av a polystyrene box dat i am planing 2 use as the incubator, also want 2 know the best way 2 set it up! i will b gratefull4 any help!! well worried at the moment lol!!

Keep in mind that babies are very expensive to feed. If you don't already have everything prepared to incubate the eggs (most homemade incubators take a few days to callibrate), it may be in your best interests to freeze them.

As far as taking care of Mama, make sure that the laying substrate is firm enough that it won't collapse on her as she digs. Some keepers like to start a hole for their dragons (some dragons use it, some don't). I've heard that a lot of people use vermiculite for this, others use a 50/50 mix of topsoil and sand. Make sure Mom stays well-hydrated. The process of laying is exhausting, and can leave her dehydrated. Be sure to give her a good warm soak after she finishes.

I'm sure other (and probably better) advice will follow.

Good luck.

Karen

PS-- how old/big are your dragons?

you can freez beardies eggs??

you can freeze most anything... if you have a freezer

ya but will they live the emboys

No if you freeze them they will die. He was suggesting freezing them in case you aren't prepared to properly incubate them and then feed and take care of them after they hatch.

no, when you freeze the eggs it's to make sure the embryos don't live. make sure they don't hatch in a landfill somewhere

oh thanks for the info

Hello,

No, once the eggs are frozen, the yolk detaches from the egg. They will not live.

Tracie

come on now dude. Do you think one would suggest freezing the eggs if that will kill them? If so what would be the point in doing so....