bearded dragon VERY URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
You are QUICKLY going to fry the eggs with that setup! They need to be kept between 82-84 degrees, and they do not need light. I have been hatching reptile eggs for decades, and have never owned a commercial incubator. Use a plastic container with airholes in it. Set the eggs up on cypress mulch, perlite, or even paper towels, and moisten it slightly. Then warm the container to the desired temperature- a light shining on the container is ok, but don't cook it.
I would think that this would be very adequate until you get an incubator. Think about this. reptiles lay eggs in the sand and the sun keeps it warm. The sun goes up, the sun goes down. And there is cloud cover. So with that in mind, the temperature varies. If you want another quick fix, take a few stones. Put them into the oven until they are hot. Then let them cool enough to where you feel that the temperature is about right. Rocks hold heat and radiate it for a long time. Some people, who live in the desert actually warm their homes at night, by putting them in the windows during the day. Sand also holds heat for a long time. So just heat up a few stones, burry them in the sand, and then put the eggs over them (not touching). The heat will radiate upward. Then just rotate the eggs occasionally. Mabye even pack a little sand around them, so that it will hold the heat in and disperse it more evenly. I would find out the proper temperature and then stick a thermometer in the sand just to check it. Temperature should be maintained at AROUND 85 degrees. Just put the thermometer in various places. You'd be amazed how much light that light produces, especially considering the the temperature in your house is probably around 72 degrees already. So you only need to raise the temperature around the eggs by a mere ten degrees. Don't freak out. This is easily taken care of. )
