My beardie is about 1 1/2 to 2 years old. She laid eggs last Thursday and I put them into my pre-set up incubator as soon as she was finished. This is her second time laying, the first clutch failed because I was unprepared. Most of the eggs were nice looking and uniform, but a couple had smaller eggs stuck to them which I left alone because I didn't want to damage anything. I put them in the incubator facing the same direction she laid them in. The temperature has been hovering between 82-83 degrees. By the end of the day the eggs took on a kind of yellow color, it seems like the tops are lighter like there is a bubble of air inside. They are still smooth and full and I could even see a vein of blood in one egg. Is something wrong with these eggs? Is it possible that they will hatch? I can't find anything about discolored eggs online. She has been actively breeding with a male. Help!
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If there are veins showing, that means the eggs are fertile. :)
Candling the eggs is the most accurate way to tell if they are good or not..use a small "Mag-lite" type flashlight, and put the end directly against the egg in a darkened room. You should be able to clearly see veins in eggs that are good, and bad eggs will be a solid yellowish/clearish color throughout. Bad eggs will also shrivel, and usually mold eventually. Try to remove the bad eggs if possible.
The eggs can become somewhat discolored on the outside from some hatching mediums, but usually will retain a fairly white color. If the hatching medium is too damp, they will also discolor and eventually rot. I use Perlite and/or vermiculite for hacthing, and make sure that it is damp enough to clump together when tightly squeezed in your hand, but no water will drip out when squeezed. Keep the egg container tightly covered to keep the humidity in, other than when you open it to peek in on the eggs.
Hold them up to a strong light and see if you can see inside the eggs.
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Dump the bearie and get a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. They are much more pleasant, they don't burn the drapes when they breath, and they lay much smaller eggs.
OK sounds like your doing an alright job so far. The way I tell if dragon eggs are good is... well if there sunken in of starting to sink there no good. I've seen some eggs get a little oddly coloured because of the substrate they were layed in ot incubated in. just keep a steady temp and some moisture in the incubating medium and you should have baby dragons in about 60-70 odd days
ok if you see a vein than chances are good that you have some fertile eggs. if they are still plump not shrivled and are very leathery and tight. chances are good they are fertile. the most important thing to do is to mark each egg lightly with some kind of marker on the top if you dont and you move them you may damage them if you turn them over the yolks have set and an upside done yolk will tear and kil a fertile egg. like others have said candlelighting is the best way to tell if fertile but 1 week in is still too early to tell for shure. just keep humidity up and your temp is good. you should be able to tell for shure in a week or 2.
the two answers above this one are great answers so I wont rehash what they said. great and accurate advice guys. I just wanted to add you need to be aware of fungi's it can be a big problem there are suggested remedies for it on the web. one i found successful is having a small opening in the middle of the eggs such as placing the eggs in a circle leaving about a 2 inch void in the middle. take a paper towel and cut a circle out of it so it fits easily inside the eggs without touching the eggs at all. then remove the piece of towel and place it on a piece of news paper. spray it lightly with an athletes foot spray then place it back into the middle carefully so you do not come into contact with the eggs the normal action of air will keep any fungis from getting a foot hold on your clutch. if you wait and fungis does get a foot hold it will be much harder to control. you can check for other ways on the web or to varify my way. I got this idea from a breeder and it has worked so far.
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