Eastern Water Dragon eggs

[BrentDeb]

Our dragon has just laid eggs, how do we know if they are any good? and how do we keep them and get them to hatch?

 

[beardy_boy_6]

was she with a male???

 

[BrentDeb]

She actually wondered into our front yard about a month or so ago, and we were told she was pregnant. So not sure, just trying to do the right thing for her and any bubs.

 

[beardy_boy_6]

are the eggs a nice white colour?? do they have dents in them and do they look like they went flat.

is she a wild water dragon??? or did someone give her to you that has a permit???

 

[serpenttongue]

If she wandered into your yard then she would have found somewhere suitable to dig a hole and lay the eggs. So why do you now have the eggs??

Im guessing that your avatar pic is of her in an enclosure (mesh above her). If she is wild, then you cannot keep her or the eggs.

 

[BrentDeb]

If she wandered into your yard then she would have found somewhere suitable to dig a hole and lay the eggs. So why do you now have the eggs??

Im guessing that your avatar pic is of her in an enclosure (mesh above her). If she is wild, then you cannot keep her or the eggs.

Yes she did wander into our yard but since we live in coastal Adelaide I would think she is not native to here. She was very easy to catch (she walked up to us) and rather tame so we were guessing she belonged to someone. We called all the local places we could think of to find out if anyone had reported her missing, there were no reports so we have obtained a rescue permit from the national parks and wildlife. It was the 14th November that she wondered into the yard so she would have been there awhile before she laid her first batch of eggs on the 4th December, we think we have lost the first batch hence the post the find help so the second lot laid on the 30th December have a better chance to survive.

 

[BrentDeb]

are the eggs a nice white colour?? do they have dents in them and do they look like they went flat.

is she a wild water dragon??? or did someone give her to you that has a permit???

yes the eggs were a nice white colour when they come out but as she is in red dirt we bought from the pet shop for her they turn a dirty colour rather quickly. The eggs are sort of softish and 'denty' but not flat.
see my answer to serpenttongues post for the other question.

 

[Mr.James]

place them in moist vermiculite, half covered in container. seal & bake at around 29-30 degrees for approximately 2-3months & keep your fingers crossed. Thats all I know. & I'm doing the same at the moment.

How many did she lay?

 

[BrentDeb]

place them in moist vermiculite, half covered in container. seal & bake at around 29-30 degrees for approximately 2-3months & keep your fingers crossed. Thats all I know. & I'm doing the same at the moment.

How many did she lay?

she has laid 2 lots of 14 eggs

 

[BrentDeb]

place them in moist vermiculite, half covered in container. seal & bake at around 29-30 degrees for approximately 2-3months & keep your fingers crossed. Thats all I know. & I'm doing the same at the moment.

How many did she lay?

Thanks for that Jimmy27, now the shops are open today we will go and get some vermiculite. We are working on a new enclosure for our EWD will post some pics when finished.