Our last clutch

Our last clutch has hatched and are nearly 5 weeks old. They are such handsome little guys. This clutch of only nine had much larger eggs than before. We have seven that are already spoken for and two left to sell. If you or anyone you know is interested in a baby dragon, they are $29 each and will be ready to go to a new home on the 20th of August.

More Babies

Our family had a much needed and very appreciated vacation in Lake Almanor. Camping lakeside with occasional thunder and plenty of sun was quite fun. We spent time in kayaks, went bike riding and read books.

Meanwhile our friends, the Marking Family, were checking in on our dragon eggs and feeding our adult lizards. Wouldn't you know it... they all hatched while we were gone. We sure feel blessed that they were there; able and willing to care for our new hatch-lings. We have 9 baby lizards living in our house again!

Adoption Day

Today is adoption day. I have our first two going out to new homes. It is hard to part with them after caring for them these past 6 weeks!! Although I can't wait to meet each of the new families that will be raising these little guys!

Our son's teacher will be getting one just in time for her birthday this year. I am so excited that some of our friends have taken to these little guys.

We currently have 29 lizards, 2 full grown adult beardies (Kilo and Cork), 2 that are a little over a year old (Lizzie and Ruth) and 23 baby beardies. We also have 2 frilled lizards that are a little over a year old (Shrapnel and Volta).

There are still several eggs incubating. I expect these to be a full batch of German Giants. The eggs are so swollen and have turned oblong... as if there is more dragon inside than there is egg! I can't wait to meet our new bundles of joy in a couple of weeks!

8... 9... 10! Wow, they are hatching faster this time!

7 more babies and counting

Wow, four weeks has flown by pretty fast! The babies are growing up and are nearly ready to go to new homes. It will be hard to part with them, we all have grown a little attached to our little ones! However, with 7 seven more hatching over the last 24 hours and many more on the way... we need to make room for our newest bundles of joy!

11 Babies!!!

Eleven babies... these little guys are so much fun... I love watching them drink and eat... I could spend most of my day hand feeding these little guys!!! They are just so cute!

Trever's Dragon's

Trever watched two hatch this morning...and then 2 yesterday! He was able to capture the process... what great photos!!

They are all really cute!! Fed them all greens and saw them eat for the first time today and watched them drink for the first time too!!!

Our First 2010 Dragon Baby!

He is here... err... maybe... She is here!!

The first dragon to emerge from the clutch of eggs has hatched!

On 3-10-10 Corkscrew had laid her first clutch of eggs for 2010. Kilo and Cork were on their way to become proud parents once again. We have been checking our incubator regularly, anxiously anticipating the first baby to emerge.

Our friends bought us these really cool hatch boxes that keep the eggs moist and yet still provide a lot of air flow. An added benefit is that they keep the eggs still in the rows.

Ben checked the incubator this morning at about 7:50 am... no dragons... by 8:15 when I had returned home from dropping Trev off at school, the first dragon had completely emerged. We still can't tell which egg she/he hatched from... that was quick and stealthy!!! Maybe we can call him Stealth for now... until he finds a new home!

Ben set up the habitat Stealth will live in... and I have been feeding and spraying it down to get the humidity up. I am excited about spending a whole day caring for our new little bundle of joy!

I think we will have 6-8 more hatch this week and another 10 more hatch in the next 3-4 weeks... so keep checking in... I will update this blog regularly with pictures!

Corkie's new babies!!!

Oh my has our reptile family has grown since last year!

We have grown to a family of 4 bearded dragons (Mom: Corkscrew, Dad: Kilo, Daughter: Lizzie, Son:Ruth) as well as two frilled lizards Shrapnel and Volta that we adopted after visiting the Reptile Show in Sacramento last year!

Ben has begun breeding roaches, much to my dismay... and we now have weekly cricket drop offs at our house (Thank you Arrow Enterprises AKA Karen Bedsaul). Ben even built an outdoor habitat for all the feeder insects to live in... I think we are officially reptile nuts!

Corkscrew and Kilo have come out of brumation healthy and strong... and apparently a bit frisky!

A month of head bopping, a few black beards, arms waving, funky looking push ups and some biting... our normally flat bellied dragon began showing her "lumpy sides". Ben has been feeding her a well varied diet with plenty of protein to ensure healthy eggs and a healthy dragon. She feasts on lots of veggies, "BITES" (Nature's Zone), crickets, meal worms, cockroaches and pinkie mice.

*Certainly, not all dragons need to have all of these foods, no worries, if you dislike feeding roaches or pinky mice, there are plenty of other options for your pet.

Last week she began "showing" and I was able to feel at least twelve. From past experience I knew this meant she was very close to laying and that we could have up to twice that many when she lays. After days of digging and filling her food bowl with substrate (walnut hulls), we got the message, she was ready and it was our turn to make her comfortable.

After filling her habitat with coconut husk yesterday, I woke up this morning to find Corkscrew had laid 19 beautifully healthy eggs and with only one exception. We have set up our hovabator to (ranging from 82-84 degrees) with "Hatchrite" to incubate the eggs. A friend of ours gave us a great container to store the eggs in while inside the hovabator, this new tray keeps the eggs safe from shifting and also allows better air flow. I am excited to see just how many babies we will have this year with this new set up!