Don't do it .
They are very likely to be taken by local cats and other predators, or starve , if by some miracle they survive summer and fall , they will definitely die from exposure as soon as the first really cold weather hits.
Not to mention the fact that it's illegal to release animals that are NOT INDIGENOUS into the wild even if there is a poor prospect of them surviving their first winter in the wild.
IMO is a EXCEEDINGLY cruel thing to even consider doing this. I'm horrified that someone would even consider doing what you are proposing to bearded dragons (even if NOT TAME) in a location like Colorado.
There is no way you can justify this cruelty .
This might work in their natural range (in Australia) but NOT anywhere ELSE , OR in the USA. PERIOD.
It's blatantly obvious you know squat about the climate and habitat in their natural range here in Australia.
If you have dragons that you no longer want
rehome them
or give to the local pet shop to sell them ,
or contact the local reptile rescue group or local Herp Club ,
or ask the local vet to euphanise them humanly.
claudiusx":2ca85uvp said:You're taking this way too seriously. I'm sure OP wouldn't ever actually try to populate Colorado with wild bearded dragons. He simply was trying to start a discussion for curiosities sake. This is, after all, a discussion board.
Let people discuss things. You come off so hard you make people not even want to bring up random discussions like this.
Not to mention how rude it is to tell someone they dont know "squat" simply for trying to start a conversation. Unbelievable.
-Brandon
TinyBlue":1tu8mwzh said:Or even if they would survive.
I think the topic is a very interesting one. In a similar vein, I think that some dogs, like bulldogs or other flatnosed dogs, would not survive long in the wild. THey can hardly breathe, poor things!
Dragons would survive in Spain, I'm sure.
kingofnobbys":10lvl821 said:I suggest in future , if the scenario is hypothetical , SPELL IT OUT in the first post .
You are right, I don't know you or what you are capable of doing.
The main concern is someone who is clueless will come to this thread and be led to believe their dragon will adapt to the Colorado climate (even winter) and survive in the wild fending for itself perfectly OK and dump or abandon their unwanted bearded dragon rather than rehoming it.
bigsad9000":2w23e3j5 said:TinyBlue":2w23e3j5 said:Or even if they would survive.
I think the topic is a very interesting one. In a similar vein, I think that some dogs, like bulldogs or other flatnosed dogs, would not survive long in the wild. THey can hardly breathe, poor things!
Dragons would survive in Spain, I'm sure.
I feel like dragons could do fine in the warmer parts of Colorado and the USA where it rarely if not at all snows.
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