Josh and Digger
Member
Hi,
I'm new to the Bearded Dragons. We rescued two beardies, two days ago. I have to say, I'm amazed how cool these animals are!!! My son is 9, he's the one that had expressed some interest after a reptile lady came to our cousin's bday party. I happened to be talking to my Aunt about them because she used to breed them. Turns out, she had to give hers away when she got sick and the lady she gave them to was giving them away because they wouldn't breed for her. I went to this ladies house, I'm telling you, the conditions were terrible. This house had a black mold and dust problem and the beardies were not in good conditions. Needless to say, I ended up taking two, because I felt so bad for them. What looked like a water dish was full of molded sand. Dead veggies and feces filled the cages. I immediately scrubed down the cages, changed the sand, put fresh water in, and feed them some meal worms and calcium coated crickets. They ate like they were starving. But they aren't skinny.
We've only had them two days, but there have been a couple times when the female looks a little wearly and the males eyes look alittle darker underneath now?? Also, the female will bask and hold her mouth slightly open. What does that mean? She's not scared or threatened. It almost looks as though she hot or thirsty??? Both of them seem to love being held. The male is missing his back foot on one side and three of his toes on the other side. Both of them have lost the end of their tails. But, they are both sweet. The male had been placed in with another male and female. So, he's been beat down, you can tell. He was skittish at first. But, he quickly got used to being held. I want to build them a bigger cage and was hoping I could put them together. But I don't think I'm up for breeding. If I keep the light exposure to a shorter time period, will they still possibly breed? Is there anything I can do to discourage breeding and have them get along?
Thanks for the help.
I'm new to the Bearded Dragons. We rescued two beardies, two days ago. I have to say, I'm amazed how cool these animals are!!! My son is 9, he's the one that had expressed some interest after a reptile lady came to our cousin's bday party. I happened to be talking to my Aunt about them because she used to breed them. Turns out, she had to give hers away when she got sick and the lady she gave them to was giving them away because they wouldn't breed for her. I went to this ladies house, I'm telling you, the conditions were terrible. This house had a black mold and dust problem and the beardies were not in good conditions. Needless to say, I ended up taking two, because I felt so bad for them. What looked like a water dish was full of molded sand. Dead veggies and feces filled the cages. I immediately scrubed down the cages, changed the sand, put fresh water in, and feed them some meal worms and calcium coated crickets. They ate like they were starving. But they aren't skinny.
We've only had them two days, but there have been a couple times when the female looks a little wearly and the males eyes look alittle darker underneath now?? Also, the female will bask and hold her mouth slightly open. What does that mean? She's not scared or threatened. It almost looks as though she hot or thirsty??? Both of them seem to love being held. The male is missing his back foot on one side and three of his toes on the other side. Both of them have lost the end of their tails. But, they are both sweet. The male had been placed in with another male and female. So, he's been beat down, you can tell. He was skittish at first. But, he quickly got used to being held. I want to build them a bigger cage and was hoping I could put them together. But I don't think I'm up for breeding. If I keep the light exposure to a shorter time period, will they still possibly breed? Is there anything I can do to discourage breeding and have them get along?
Thanks for the help.