Talk:Emerald Dragon/@comment-89.158.8.166-20130514162515/@comment-187.26.174.196-20130514164144

It's more simple if you check on how many gems it's asking you to speed.

These two pages tell you the breeding time both normal and upgraded for every egg:

http://dragonvale.wikia.com/wiki/Eggs

http://www.2084.org/dragonvale/breeding-sandbox/

For Emerald, it's 31 gems normal time and 25 if upgraded.