RachaelAnn
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I wasn't sure where to post this topic, hence this looked the most appropriate.
I have read that females will lay eggs whether a mate is present or not. I have a few questions about this. The questions below are ones that I couldn't find a definitive answer to.
1- How often do they lay?
2- Approximately how big are bearded dragon eggs, and what color(s) are they? The pics I have seen online show them as a "dirty white" color.
3- Do they lay then abandon the egg(s) or do they stay to protect them? From what I have read, it seems they abandon their eggs, which is consistent with my limited knowledge of other reptiles.
4- If their instinct is to protect, what would be a safe way to remove infertile eggs from the enclosure without my female attacking me?
5- Does a female show any signs I should look for when she is getting ready to lay? From what I have read, sluggishness is a sign, but my female is lazy as it is.
6- What kind of health risks are present during this time?
7- Are they like snakes eggs? Soft and leathery, or like bird eggs with a fragile shell?
8- How aggressive will my male become when my female is in her laying period?
9- Being Australian animals, yet being born and bred here in the northern hemisphere, how does this affect their breeding/laying "schedule" for lack of a better word? Do the seasons being reversed have any effect on when they lay?
10- Exactly what should I do with eggs I remove?
That's all the questions I can think of at the moment. If I think of any more I'll post them. If anyone responding thinks of one in which I didn't ask, but should have, I would appreciate it being brought to my attention as well.
Ave
I have read that females will lay eggs whether a mate is present or not. I have a few questions about this. The questions below are ones that I couldn't find a definitive answer to.
1- How often do they lay?
2- Approximately how big are bearded dragon eggs, and what color(s) are they? The pics I have seen online show them as a "dirty white" color.
3- Do they lay then abandon the egg(s) or do they stay to protect them? From what I have read, it seems they abandon their eggs, which is consistent with my limited knowledge of other reptiles.
4- If their instinct is to protect, what would be a safe way to remove infertile eggs from the enclosure without my female attacking me?
5- Does a female show any signs I should look for when she is getting ready to lay? From what I have read, sluggishness is a sign, but my female is lazy as it is.
6- What kind of health risks are present during this time?
7- Are they like snakes eggs? Soft and leathery, or like bird eggs with a fragile shell?
8- How aggressive will my male become when my female is in her laying period?
9- Being Australian animals, yet being born and bred here in the northern hemisphere, how does this affect their breeding/laying "schedule" for lack of a better word? Do the seasons being reversed have any effect on when they lay?
10- Exactly what should I do with eggs I remove?
That's all the questions I can think of at the moment. If I think of any more I'll post them. If anyone responding thinks of one in which I didn't ask, but should have, I would appreciate it being brought to my attention as well.
Ave