Bearded dragon eggs...

[beardies_r_us]

What am i doing wrong as a few eggs have collapsed today?
I have them in incubation, at 83 degrees, preventing the vermiculate from drying up, preventing the eggs from getting wet? I thought i was doing everything right

Is there any way that i can prevent any more from collapsing?

[cathandtam]

are the eggs definitly fertile?
how long have you been incubating them as they do collapse shotly before hatching?

[beardies_r_us]

Originally Posted by cathandtam

are the eggs definitly fertile?
how long have you been incubating them as they do collapse shotly before hatching?

well i have been reading through threads on here, and they are pure white, plump and when i shine a light through them there are veins, every time i check them there are more veins and the eggs are bigger in size? Am i right in believing they are fertile?

The female did mate with the male, so i was expecting her to become gravid..

[kevin cross]

how lomg have you been incubating the eggs for

[beardies_r_us]

Originally Posted by kevin cross

how lomg have you been incubating the eggs for

since 05/09/09, they arent due to hatch until 19/11/09 ?

[kevin cross]

how many eggs are incubating and how many have collapsed

[beardies_r_us]

Originally Posted by kevin cross

how many eggs are incubating and how many have collapsed

18 are incubating, 3 have no veins but visually look fine.. 1 has got 2 yellow spots on it..3 have collapsed badly.. and 2 have a corner thats collapsed, if you know what i mean lol

yellow spots:


worst collapsed one:


The worst ones:


the same ones:



healthy ones:

[kevin cross]

when my female laid her first clutch 10 out of 14 eggs hatched,
her 2nd clutch all 22eggs hatched, her 3rd clutch 13 eggs out of 16 hatched.
some times these things just happen, if a large amount of your eggs are still fine then it cant really be anything you are doing wrong, it's not uncommon not to have a 100% hatch rate

kevin

[beardies_r_us]

Originally Posted by kevin cross

when my female laid her first clutch 10 out of 14 eggs hatched,
her 2nd clutch all 22eggs hatched, her 3rd clutch 13 eggs out of 16 hatched.
some times these things just happen, if a large amount of your eggs are still fine then it cant really be anything you are doing wrong, it's not uncommon not to have a 100% hatch rate

kevin

well this is her 2nd clutch, she had a clutch before i bought her, the last i knew was that her last clutch were still in incubation, im not sure how many hatched, if any.. i will have to find out. I know its not uncommon, but its only been 2 weeks and already theyre not looking good

[cathandtam]

have the collapsed ones been in the same tub? could they be a bit too wet. they look as it they are sweating.

yes the veins mean they are fertile.

if you lift a bit of vermiculite from the tub and squeeze it between your fingers does the water drip out or are your finger tips damp?

cath