Never hatch more babies than you can sell or give away, and do your own research to confirm they wind up in good homes (as best as you can). While many methods of bearded dragon breeding are ethical, you do want to make sure you don’t contribute to an oversupply of pets. When you add in all the time it takes to care for both parents and babies, you won’t typically make much profit. You could get up to $50 per animal, though remember that you need to deduct your equipment costs from that. Otherwise, look into online postings on reputable websites. If you have local friends or stores that might help facilitate the sales, that’s a great way to go. This is where you could recoup some of your costs. You likely won’t want to keep two dozen more beardies in addition to the male and female you already have.
Have an enclosure prepared and start finding forever homes for your mini lizards. When hatching time comes, leave the new little babies alone and let them do their thing. While the eggs rest, you still must carefully monitor them and keep conditions optimal. It’s extremely normal for them not to take the first time don’t despair if you wind up with unfertilized eggs. After a month or two, she’ll lay the eggs.Introduce the male slowly and ensure they adjust to each other properly you don’t usually have to worry about either of them becoming too aggressive during the process (even if it looks a bit scary to you).It seems counterintuitive, but you actually want to decrease the light and temperature for part of the day for a few months to get her into the groove.Don’t breed a female unless she’s very healthy with a balanced diet and good habitat.Lastly, you must have a place ready to go for any babies that do come around. Once the eggs are laid, you may decide to incubate them in a separate area with its own heating and hydrating system. Those are just the absolute basics necessary to maintain good health and happiness in your herps.Īdditionally, you’ll want a separate tank to move the female to while she’s gravid, and also a lay box. That means a large cage, substrate, accessories, and heating and UVB lamps. Most of what you require for breeding, you should already have for successfully keeping beardies in the first place. Don’t forget, your exotic vet can always assist if you find yourself stumped by this method. If it doesn’t work the first time, grab a flashlight to help you with the process. While your pet rests safely, gently lift up the tail at the base and see if you spot hemipenal bulges in his underbelly. In order to look at the little beast, you need to get comfortable enough to feel the underbelly, so give it a few days after bringing your beardie home. You don’t want to start your female reptile before 18 months for health reasons. Wait until he or she reaches maturity before making that determination, which is actually a good thing for breeding. When they’re babies, it’s really difficult to tell the sex of your lizard.
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