New beardie in trouble

[mulligan]

Hello!

One of my bearded dragon eggs hatched a few days earlier then all of the others and it seems that the "red sac" is still attached to its body. Im pretty sure it hatched Tuesday night (1/8) so I left it in the incubator for 24 hours.

The next day when I checked on it it had the red sac attached. This morning I decided to take it out of the incubator as the vermiculite was getting messy on it and placed it in a 10 gallon on paper towel w/ a heat lamp (I did not place the beardie directly under the heat lamp).

At first it wasn't moving at all but then it moved only a little when I was wiping the vermiculite away from its eyes.

I am not sure if this is normal or if it is a horrible sign that it may not make it. Has any one ever dealt with this issue?

Thanks

 

[AHBD]

Depending on how large the sac is, the baby may or may not make it, but very often they do survive. Don't wipe his eyes, but use a spray bottle to very gently rinse the vermiculite from him, do this while he's under the heat lamp so as not to chill him. Spray him a couple times a day, but not too late, you don't want him wet or even damp when the lights go off, as this will chill him. Hopefully the sac will fall off and he will make it, time will tell.

 

[idcouple]

Fantastic, unique post.

I hope that your baby makes it through; what an ordeal!

 

[idcouple]

Has there been any improvements with your baby??