Chances of eggs hatching :)

[BeardieLover]

My bearded dragon laid her first clutch there was 6 one was bad though. Ive left them for nearly a week they was very deflated but i raise the humidity. I can clearly see 3 are fertile out of the 5. Whats the chances of them hatching?

Thanks

 

[Snakewise84]

are they in an incubator ?

 

[gregcranston]

Hey that is a super small clutch, are you sure she got all the eggs out of her. I'd hate her to still have some in her and become egg bound. I would be filling up a tub with soil and placing her in it. If you keep the humidity high on those eggs 85%+ and temps anywhere between 26-31, then the eggs should hatch. Yes an incubator is the best way of making sure that will happen

 

[BeardieLover]

Yeah, Home made unfortunately. Didn't have the money at time. As I didn't even know she was gravid. They in polystyrene box, Heat wire at top, sitting on 84.7 humidity is around 90%

@Gregcranston, How long would I leave her in that for, Would Moist sand be ok? Thanks
(BTW she is a pygmy)

 

[gregcranston]

Oh, she's a pygmy, that makes it a bit of a different then. I have no idea how many eggs they normally lay, but I'm thinking that is still pretty small. Yeah moist sand would work. Perfect temp IMO, 84.7F (29C)

 

[BeardieLover]

Ok cool The first couple of day I couldnt see anything in eggs but now looking good Excited.

 

[Snakewise84]

use the heat cord around the bottom then you can put a blow of water. and are the eggs in a container of their own ?

 

[gregcranston]

Yeah normally takes a week for veins to come up in the eggs. I always have mine in a totally sealed container in the incubator, as it keeps the humidity way more constant, which seems to be far more essential than temp variability.

 

[BeardieLover]

Yeah the contain is full with moist Vermiculite (Can make a ball with no extra water dripping off) all laid same as how they where laid. Humidity been 90+ in a sealed container.

 

[Snakewise84]

yeah using the cord at the bottom allows the heat to pass around the container ad using a blow of water near the heat cord makes more humidity

 

[BeardieLover]

I just put the female in a tub of moist sand. She is under a 50w heat light. not done anything yet How long should i leave her like this for?

 

[gregcranston]

usually a few hours, might be better with some kind of dark lid on, but with holes for air