Bearded Pygmy Breeding

[Ep3Drew]

When it gets warmer here in nj (snowing atm) i plan on getting a few more pygmys for breeding as my original 1.3 group dwindled to 0.1 within the first week because of bad health/shady distributor but anyways once the substrate is set and eggs are laid do i take them out or leave them there? also my lone female is very plump.. can they develop an infertile clutch w/o a male? and average clutch is around 3-5 eggs?

 

[Grzegorzasty]

Some breeders leave eggs in the place, where the chams deposit eggs, and some take them and incubate. It depends from You, what would You do twith them. But I think that bigger chance to hatch is when incubating the eggs.

 

[PardalisPerfectus]

I hatched many of these years ago. The best thing to do would be to remove them for artificial incubation. These eggs are really easy to hatch at room temp (70-about 77). Clutches are usually 3-5 and hatch in about 90 days if my memory serves me correct, much shorter incubation than most othe chameleon species. Yes, they can develop infertile eggs without a male.

 

[lizardboy119796]

I have also been thinking about getting some breeders going, but how do you find eggs the size of tic tacs in a 12 by 12 by 18 exo terra, a lot of digging and there is a high chance to mess the eggs while digging. And also do you just set up an incubator just like any other chameleon?