Breeding Bearded Dragons

1. First you need two bearded dragons, a male and a female.
2. They must be kept in two seperate cages, 30 gallons or larger.
3. Introduce them to each other, just make sure they don't get aggressive.
4. Move the female in with the male for a while until they are done mating.
5. Put the female back into her cage. She will probably lay the eggs within one month. Make sure she has lots of sand for digging, and possibly a hiding box to lay them in. Look for lumps in her abdomen. (This is the one exception to the NO sand rule) WARNING!! If the female does not lay her eggs within the month and is innactive, take her to the vet. She could be egg binding, and could die. The eggs will probably be dead by then.
6. After the eggs are laid, carefully remove them with a spoon. Discard any eggs that are yellow or extremely dented. Bruised eggs are healthy eggs. They are fertile. She should lay any where from 10 to 35 eggs.
7. Keep them in an incubator at 82-88 degrees with humidity around 50 percent. The substrates for the eggs could be vermiculite.Not sand, as that could cause impaction.
8. The eggs will hatch between 60 and 80 days. Most of the eggs will live, however, some may die or be infertile. That's just the way nature is =(
9. After the eggs hatch, put the hatchlings in two seperate rubbermaid containers or 10-20 gallon glass tanks. They should be like the big storage boxes.
10. Divide the hatchlings into groups: large and small. This will help prevent them from biting off each others toes or limbs.
11. The babies should not be sold until they are at least 6 inches long. Give the hatchlings lots of food a day. Make sure they have lots of greens and give them powdered vitamin supplements. Remember to give the babies 10.0 UVB Lamps from Zoomed and a 75 watt basking/heat lamp and basking rock. Here are some websites with more info and could help you along your journey of breeding bearded dragons. http://ezinearticles.com/?Essentials-of-Breeding-Bearded-Dragons&id=509774 http://www.reptilecare.com/beardiebreeding.htm http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/reptile-supplies/reptile-incubators/ http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/254463/how_to_make_a_simple_reptile_incubator.html