Eggs aren't hatching

[mfaith31]

This is Thorne's first clutch of eggs. We have 13 good of 23 - a few were damaged when she buried them and some were lost along the way. The remaining eggs look great and are nice and plump and huge! However, it's been 86 days today and I'm just now seeing one single egg begin to sweat. I'm starting to worry. We built our own incubator and have kept it between 81 - 82 degrees for the duration. We've contemplated raising the temp a tiny bit but I don't want to harm them. Will they be okay if I leave them as is? How long can they stay in there safely?

 

[AHBD]

Hi there....if your eggs are good, they will hatch any day. My first ever clutch , over 20 yrs. ago, took about 90 days. They hatched in perfect health, big fat happy little babies.

 

[mfaith31]

Hi there....if your eggs are good, they will hatch any day. My first ever clutch , over 20 yrs. ago, took about 90 days. They hatched in perfect health, big fat happy little babies.

Oh, thank God! I'm so worried about them. This is our first clutch and, although we have done an insane amount of research, I still feel like I don't know what I'm doing. The eggs are definitely good though and appear to be growing before my eyes at this point. So, hopefully we will be meeting these little guys/girls very soon. Thank you very much for your response. I might actually be able to breathe until they hatch now. Lol. I'll post pics when they begin to hatch.

 

[mfaith31]

92 days...really, really nervous at this point. Eggs still look good as far as I can tell. Should I be preparing for the worst right now? Has anyone had perfectly good dragon eggs just simply not hatch? I broke down the other day and very lightly (as in from a distance) candled one. There is definitely a baby dragon in there because I'm almost certain I saw him/her flip their tale. Hope I didn't upset the little guy/girl too much. And, I know it's not good this late stage but I was freaking out. Jesus, I haven't been this stressed out since I was overdue with my daughter! lol. Little turds! Get out of there already!!!! Pretty please wiff a dubia on top?! ****....

 

[AHBD]

If the eggs are good and the dragons are healthy then they should be popping any time. It is a good sign when you see the little buggers moving in the egg.

 

[Genestealer187]

92 days...really, really nervous at this point. Eggs still look good as far as I can tell. Should I be preparing for the worst right now? Has anyone had perfectly good dragon eggs just simply not hatch? I broke down the other day and very lightly (as in from a distance) candled one. There is definitely a baby dragon in there because I'm almost certain I saw him/her flip their tale. Hope I didn't upset the little guy/girl too much. And, I know it's not good this late stage but I was freaking out. Jesus, I haven't been this stressed out since I was overdue with my daughter! lol. Little turds! Get out of there already!!!! Pretty please wiff a dubia on top?! *****....

hi how are the eggs ?

 

[mfaith31]

Hatchlings! I have hatchlings! Day 93 - first head poking out. Today I woke up to three more collapsed eggs, one head poking out, and one full emerged baby dragon skitting around the side of the container! *squeak* I've been running around all morning getting water, greens, paper towels, etc. the enclosure is around 90 gallons and it's sitting at perfect incubator temp 81 - 82 degrees. I have a log in there and a tree. Phew...now I'm just not sure when to move them. I'm a little scared at that part. The little one that's already out is looking like he's ready to party but he's only been out probably 12 - 16 hours. Think it's safe to introduce him to his new home yet? Trying to figure out how to upload pics on my phone. He/She is sooooo cute!

 

[AHBD]

See, there you go and the baby is already dashing around, good sign ! Put him right in the new tank. Once they are mostly dried off just put them in. They will not eat for 2-3 days and may not drink the first day. Do you have a basking area with a higher temp ? There needs to be an area that's around 105 for them. It's easier to manage the babies if you have them set up with about 5-7 in one baby rearing tub. Here's how I set up my babies.

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29994/full

If you're going to keep them all in the same large tank, it will be much harder to keep tabs on how much each one is eating and you will also need multiple basking spots. If you divide them into groups, you can put them in tubs like I have that can be carried outside for real sunlight every day and will have no chance of them lacking uvb and developing MBD. You can take them out when it's not TOO hot, and if it's above 75 degrees you will need to prop something against the bin to provide shade.

 

[Genestealer187]

Glad too hear everything is ok my girl layed 25 days ago 19 eggs she ready too lay again today lol

 

[mfaith31]

Wow...you guys are a Godsend! So, I'm working on the cage situation...rewiring fixtures to accommodate so many little ones. Temps will be an issue in this cage with the extra light...I'll need lower watt bulbs for sure. We are likely going to be pulling our hair out for the next 24 hours. For the night, while we sort it all out, we've placed them all back in the hatching container. The two we put in the big enclosure seemed to lose all motivation once we moved them. We thought it best if they were back where they were the most comfortable for the night. As suspected, they've, very much, come back to life. In addition, four more eggs collapsed. At the moment, they are all sleeping...save the one's who are hatching now. They are busy at it. I will try to move them again in the morning. Hopefully, they will be more adaptive then.

I'm still trying to figure out how to get pictures to you all. I'd really like to because I have one very unique little dragon in here that I'm not sure how to interpret. Actually, more than one. Two are pretty well the same patterns as mom and dad. One, however, is sort of all over the place as far as patterns go...but still dark in color. But the most recent to hatch has very little color and his/her patterns are almost indiscernible. So far, we have been telling them apart by the patterns on their tale...but this little baby...he's one of his own. This is my first clutch so I'm not sure what to look for. I'd like to keep a few of these little ones but so far my preference has been based on personality. This little one, however, has made me think I should pay attention to other characteristics, as well.

Any insight? Or, advice on how to upload or attach a pic to this site?

 

[Terry15]

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/#new
You can upload pictures with this, I do it on my iPhone. Just hit new upload, select photo. When you type your next message you can attach the photo by hitting the XIMG button above. Can't wait to see the baby pictures.

 

[mfaith31]

 

[Mordecai]

Oh they are sooo cute!!!

 

[mfaith31]

These are the five (can only see four) I was able to take out and place in their new home. There are three more in there with two more heads pokin out. My light one is hiding in the tree and has been for a few hours now. I'm starting to worry about him. I'm going to take him out and see if I can't get him to warm up a little.

Have another question for you guys though. How much should these little guys be sleeping? I have a couple who seem to want to sleep a LOT while the others are already exploring the log and tree and basking. Is this normal for the first few days?

I also have two that have been working on getting out of their eggs for going on 18 hrs now. Should I be worried? I've gotten them out quite a bit so I'm worried I may have altered the humidity. Will this make it more difficult to extract themselves from their eggs?

Again, any and all advice is greatly appreciated. You guys rock!

 

[Terry15]

They are soooo cute & small. OMG, how many are you keeping ?