Bearded dragon is scared of other bearded dragon

[jamesk189]

I got a new bearded dragon yesterday who is a bit bigger than the one I've had for 2 months ( they're both babies)
And when the new one goes near the other one
The other one freaks out and tries to escape, what can I do

 

[w0554096]

Are they housed together?
Bearded dragons are not very sociable with each other, and do better when housed alone.
Sometimes even being able to see another dragon with stress them out.
If you have them housd seperately, I'd reccomend having them out at different times, and not trying to mix them together.
Also, when you get a new beardie it is advisable to quarentine them from your other dragons for at least 30 days, to avoid spreading parasites or diseases.
Your new beardie is also going through something called relocation stress. It can last upto a couple of weeks from when you brought him home, and it's best not to handle him too much in the first few days in order to let him settle in properly.

If you'd like to go over your set ups for us, we can see if there may be anything that's stressing them out.
These are some questions that will help us.



How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB, and where is the UVB bulb located?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
Di you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)?
How long are lights on each day?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
What is the night time temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
How many live feeders do you offer at time?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bathe your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?

 

[jamesk189]

86cm X 37cm X 42cm vivarium ( length, width, height)
8 inches ( dragon that I've had for 3 months)
8 1/2 inches( dragon bought yesterday) although this dragon is doing amazing for first day and isn't really stressing by looking at his whitish beard
Substrate: repti carpet
Dragon are both about say 3 months but new dragon is slightly larger
UVB arcadia strip type light almost 2/3 of viv
1 exo terra sun glo heat lamp 75W( no fitting) only attached to ceramic lamp holder
UVB is 1 month old and is in top middle of Viv against back wall
White heat lamp with silver covering 3/4 of it
Lights on from 9 am to 10 pm
Hot side temp is 110 o
Cool side about 75 o
Taken with thermometer
Have heat pad but don't use it
Feed both dragons mixture of veg ( broccoli, few carrots, spring greens/ onions, leek, occasionally feed straw berries) small size 3 crickets and mealworms as a treat) put veg out at 12am livefood at 5pm
About 10 livefoods
Gutload them
Calcium supplement given on food 3 times per week( exo terra)
Bath dragons bath once every 2 weeks but mist twice a day and let them drink water from nose
Both have been in same enclosure for 1 day
Have a big tree like thing for basking area, looks like the bottom part of the trunk, have a medium branch bought online and another stick found outside but took bask of and put in oven for half hour
Its just strange how my almost tamed beardie is more scared :S

 

[randommonks]

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[brittani299]

Beardies dont really like each other.They will fight and eventually kill one. Mine dont even like to look at each other. I have a double stack cage so they cant but before I had to cover a side of the cage so they couldnt look at each other from across the room

 

[jamesk189]

That's what I'm going to do now, I have a stackable 34" vivarium and will be getting another placed on top

 

[w0554096]

Your set up sounds good.
At that age he should be eating way more live feeders. You want to feed him 2-3 meals per day, as many as he can eat within 10-15 minutes. Often times this can be upwards of 50 or more appropriately sized feeders in one sitting.

Broccoli, carrots and leeks are only reccomended to feed on occasion. Onions have unknown toxicity levels for beardies and spring greens (unless your in the UK) are typically just an assortment of lettuce which are nutritionally worthless and can cause diarhea.
Good staple greens are Collard greens, mustard greens, dandilion greens, turnip greens. Most squash are also excellent to feed daily.

Here's a great nutrition website. http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

At that age you should bathe them 2-3 times per week, as baby beardies dehydrate very quickly. Are you misting inside of their tank? If so, I'd reccomend removing them from their enclosure to mist, though misting really isn't necessary if they're getting regular baths. Misting inside of their tanks, as well as having water dishes in their enclosures raise the humidity, which can lead to upper respiratory infections.

 

[jamesk189]

So 2-3 times per day? That's gonna cost me a fortune! Haha
And If I bathe hime 2-3 times per week he need no misting whatsoever
+ is there a way I can reduce the basking area temp becasue it can go up to 110+ degrees

 

[w0554096]

110 is a good temperature for baby beardies, however if you find that they are not basking and/or are hiding alot, then you can put a lower wattage bulb in. For example, if your bulb is currently a 100w, try a 75w bulb and see if that helps. You want your temperatures to be 105-110 for beardies that size.

You can also lower the basking area, though it's much easier just to try a different bulb.

It can get expensive feeding babies. Most beardie owners buy their feeders in bulk online.
Not all babies will eat 50 feeders in one sitting. Some will stop at 15, and some can pound away over 50. Every beardie is different, though a growing baby needs ALOT of protein.

If you bathe them 2-3 times a week then they don't need to be misted. They may not drink in the bath, but they absorb water through their vent (their but) so they are still getting hydrated. Their baths should be 15-20 minutes long, or until the water starts cooling off.

 

[Esther19]

Have you been able to stack the other viv yet? If not, you can always use a plastic tub for a few days to ensure the little one's safety. Leave the scared one in the current tank.

 

[Drache613]

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