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[beardieboy72]

okay this really doesn`t have much to do with breeding... in this section i have been reading breeding tutorials i know alot but i had to ask so many questions especially on the one beardielover17 made no offense but could you give a little bit more info? thanks in advance

[*~* ßêR *~*]

it might help someone to help you if you posted some specific questions?  exactly what are you looking to find out?

[beardieboy72]

just a little bit of explaining on the dieting section and wherre to get beardies

[beardielover17]

Was the video I had on youtube any better for you? Basically here's a short summary of what is needed in order to successfully breed.

*1 still air model incubator (Hovabator is the fan favorite)
*2 COMPLETELY unrelated dragons (this must be known 100%)
*Those 2 dragons must be no younger than 18 months and weigh no less than 350 grams
*1-5 sandwich containers
*1 gallon or more of perlite, vermiculite, or hatchrite egg box substrate
*1 accurate thermometer for temps inside the incubator
*5 or more 20 gallon tanks or plastic bins of equal size
*5 or more UVB lights 1 for each tank
*5 or more heat lights 1 for each tank
*1 or more branches/basking platform for each tank
*Calcium
*Multivitamin
*1000+ pinhead to 1/4" crickets, silkworm, phoenixworm or roach nymph per WEEK (this is only for the babies you will need more in larger sizes for the pair you have)
*$6+ a week in greens

Aside from that you will need to make sure you soak your babies 2 to 3 times a day to keep them from becoming hydrated. The cages will need to be cleaned daily. Babies need to be fed 3-4 times a day the first couple of weeks they are hatched then it goes down to 2. Babies get calcium once a day for 6 days and once a day 1 day a week for multivitamin. The female beardie will need to be fed as much as she can eat once a day with calcium 1 feeding 6 days a week and multivitamin 1 feeding once a week.

Babies may need to be split in smaller groups than 5/20 gal because some will become aggressive and may kill or severely injure clutchmates. During the time you have to keep them until they are 6 weeks old AND 6 inches in length. You may not find homes for these dragons right away and may end up with more eggs in the incubator before you can sell the 1st clutch since a female can lay up to 7 clutches of 20 or more eggs from one mating.

Unfortunately the demand for beardies aren't as high unless you have a rare morph so don't expect to make money off of this.

If you have more questions feel free to ask.

[beardieboy72]

thanks and one question where do you sell your baby beardies?

[*~* ßêR *~*]

i actually just found someone on craigs list the other day selling babies for $20.  and the pet shop i usually go to for crix was telling me they knew someone selling em for $10.

[perfectly_flawed]

I've stopped breeding now simply because I don't have much time to devote to them now, but when I did breed I sold my little ones to local people who either already knew how to care for them or were willing to learn. My breeding dragons came from highly desired bloodlines and have excellent color, size, and personality. Even with all the advantages I had with them, it was still often difficult to find enough people who I could trust to care for them properly, and I didn't make any profit. In fact, even after 3 years of breeding, I didn't even break even. In my last season, I lost about $400 on the care of the hatchlings. I didn't do it for money though, so I don't mind - but if you don't have money that you can afford to not have returned, then it's really not something to get into.

[beardielover17]

thanks and one question where do you sell your baby beardies?

I had my own website I sold them on and I also sold locally and on hoobly.com. I hate craigslist

[*~* ßêR *~*]

i haven't gotten anything off of craigslist, but i like to snoop! lol