Breeding Research....Please Help!

[mfaith31]

I am currently taking a Statistics class for my Master's Degree and I've opted to do my research on Bearded Dragon breeding. There are a couple different ways I could go with this but I need raw data to proceed. I can either cover incubation times, temps, and mortality. Or I can cover incubation times, temps, sex, and mortality. I'd like to gather as much info as I can in all aspects of both.

So, if any of you are willing to share with me any data you've collected over the years...or even some, I would forever be in your debt. What I'm looking for is, the number of eggs, incubation temperatures, incubation times, the number of babies that hatched successfully, the sex ration of these babies, and possibly any issues you may have had in regards to any of these settings?

I know it's a lot to ask but I am really enjoying this topic and I'm finding out soooo much about these little guys/girls while I'm at it. <3

Thank you, in advance, for anyone who decides to help me with this monumental task.

*Also, I'd be more than willing to post a copy of my research paper once it's complete and all the data I accrue. As well as any relationships and the nature of said relationships that I find between the variables I choose to work with.

 

[AHBD]

Hi there...I don't have a log or files with specific dates [ years, months, etc. ] but I have hatched a lot of babies. If this random info helps, with my females most were bred between ages of 1-3 years. The average clutch size varied , but high 20's to low 30's was the average. Most clutches had at least 95% hatch rate....most babies came to full term + hatched . Incubation time was the 60 day average at 80-87 degrees. Some incubated at 80, some at 82, 84, or just a bit higher up to 87. There was always a mix of male + female, I don't recall a big difference in either gender as to numbers.

I don't know if that helps you any, but I thought I'd throw that out there. Here's are a few complimentary pics.
https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29958/full

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29910/full

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29884/full

 

[mfaith31]

Awe! They are super cute! And yes, this does help a lot! Thank you very much. It's been very difficult to accumulate raw data for assignment. There are sooo many variables to consider. One more question, if you don't mind. How humid do you like to keep your eggs? To be honest, I can't include that with mine because I simply added water when they started to look less that plump and didn't really consider humidity outside of that. :/ Everyone's opinion seems to vary so much so I'm just looking for an average of average of averages at this point. lol.

Thanks again! I really appreciate the input.

 

[AHBD]

Ha ! I'm the same way with the humidity, I actually use an old refrigerator as an incubator, nothing to measure humidity at all because it's the water content in the substrate that dictates proper humidity for the eggs and nothing else. In other words, if the humidity was 100 % in the incubator but the vermiculite or sand/soil was dried out, the eggs would still shrivel up. So it's the moisture content of the laying medium that is important.