Bearded dragon / eggs

Question
I just found at least 10 eggs in our bearded dragon 'home'. Apparently have a male and female!! They are under one year so we did not expect breeding so soon.  What do we do w/the eggs? And, can we expect more eggs?
Thanks, Kim

Answer
Unfortunately many reptiles will breed just as soon as they are sexually mature when kept together rather than when you want them to

You can expect another clutch of eggs in about another 4 to 5 weeks but it can vary a little from female to female

Occasionally you can have a female lay eggs without the presence of a male-so there is a slim chance that you might have 2 females


Make sure that your female is getting plenty salads and insects and her supplements of calcium and vitamins/minerals

You might want to separate them if you see any evidence of stress-
as the male may repeatedly try to keep breeding with the female

She will most likely lay 3 or four more clutches before she is done
for the season and she should then be separated from the male (if they are already not separated) so that they will not mate again
Females should be given a year off in between breeding

Here is a good care sheet from a breeder that will cover just about everything that you will want to know about Bearded Dragons

http://www.sundialreptile.com/care%20sheet--bearded%20dragon.htm

If you choose to incubate the eggs-be warned that you will most likely end up losing money rather than making it off of the babies as you will spend a small fortune feeding the babies before they are old enough to sell/give away unless they are high color morphs and even those have dropped in price in the past few years

Don't get me wrong-incubating the eggs and watching them hatch is a wonderful experience but you will be dealing with some very hungry babies that will consume alot of insects and the market is flooded with dragon babies this time of year

If you do not want to incubate the eggs-they should be placed in the freezer and then discarded

If you do choose to incubate-84 degrees is an ideal temperature
Please see the above link that I have added for more detailed egg incubation  and if you have any more questions

Please don't hesitate to write back

Good Luck with your Dragons

Sandy aka LadyGecko