Beardies in proximity?

[azmodane]

Hey I am still trying to learn as much as i can.... I was wonderin if I were to house 2 adult beardies together how big would my enclosure have to be?

 

[gandhi]

Thought id comment because know one else has although im a newbie myself really but have picked up alot of info over the last month or so

You shouldn't house two together at all - I've heard it can cause awful problems - someone with more experience can elaborate on why. You'll need 2 separate 40 gallon vivs. The recommended size for an adult beardie is 4x2x2

 

[kdoney]

Ya, dont house two together. I did it and I ended up having to split them apart. They were both males and the more dominant one started picking on the littler one. He ended up gettign MBD. So ya bad Idea. If they are opposite sex it might work but dont house the same sex together.

 

[Martyn21]

Just for a 3rd Opinion these guys are right you can mate them but have got to take them out right away any more questions I'll try too help

 

[azmodane]

Alright thanks so much everyone I appreciate it... I mean thinking about it it all makes sense lol.... Just trying to learn as much as I can

 

[GlueStick]

I have heard stories with ppls success on housing beardies together, in appropriate space of course and then,
I have heard stories with ppl who were unsuccessful, usually in results of MBD, severed limbs, and parasitical stress.

It is really the individual bearded dragon that decides this.

However, I will offer my opinion based on bearded dragon habitat and behavior.
In the wild, bearded dragons rarely come into contact with eachother and when they do, it is usually over breeding or territorial defense/offense.

If you house two males together, they may end up fighting, sooner or later...
If you house a male and a female together, they male may mate with the female prematurely and/or agressively during the breeding season, and throughout their lifespan, either sustain physical and emotional injury and stress.

I think that if you are considering housing two dragons together, it be in an extremely large tank (no less than a 210 gallon) and that it be two females, bought in same proximity of age and size.

 

[azmodane]

Alright well looks like tank #2 will start being built shortly then... thanks for all the information everyone