HankJrsMom":1rzqavi8 said:Hi. I am a newbie so I apologize up front if I am posting this in the wrong forum.
I currently have a 2 1/2 year old hypo leatherback beardie. I recently purchased another terrarium. My beardie will remain in his "home" but I am looking to purchase a beardie(s) for the new terrarium. I have seen many videos and pictures of adult beardies in the same terrarium but in my search to buy, I have seen a lot of people say they must live seperately. I would really like to purchase a pair. Do you have any beardies that live together? Do "pairs" only live in the same terrarium during their mating season? Also, would a new beardie(s) be able to roam around in the floor and play with the one I already have? Please give me your opinions or experiences. Thanks in advance.
BeardieMommy3991":3lclluvg said:Wouldn't he get tons and tons of babies though?male and female and all?
I know you breed dragons, but for someone not intending to breed, i would think this would be a bad idea.
LLLReptile":3w2hqf2z said:As mentioned numerous times elsewhere, every one has their own preference. If he wants to house a pair of beardies together, my point was that it is possible - I've seen this hundreds of times to know that it is possible and that the beardies will thrive. I was answering that aspect of the question: yes, it is possible. To completely avoid breeding, you'd have to house them separately all the time. If you don't mind breeding, and feeding the female extra during the breeding season to accommodate it, you do not need to incubate the eggs if you don't want babies.
If you do want a few clutches of babies, well, incubate the eggs.
-Jen
esn":g4o1i3ak said:LLLReptile":g4o1i3ak said:As mentioned numerous times elsewhere, every one has their own preference. If he wants to house a pair of beardies together, my point was that it is possible - I've seen this hundreds of times to know that it is possible and that the beardies will thrive. I was answering that aspect of the question: yes, it is possible. To completely avoid breeding, you'd have to house them separately all the time. If you don't mind breeding, and feeding the female extra during the breeding season to accommodate it, you do not need to incubate the eggs if you don't want babies.
If you do want a few clutches of babies, well, incubate the eggs.
-Jen
That's an interesting idea that I have been wondering about for a while, given that most "solitary" desert animals are usually very successfully kept in a harem style, and many reptiles (not including snakes) in general. I do the same with leopard geckos, desert iguanas, and crested geckos - I had been wondering recently why it was not considered the same for bearded dragons, as long as ample space and food is provided.
What would you consider to be the smallest amount of space for a small harem (one male to two females)? I would consider a 5 foot by 18 inches habitat to be the bare minimum, but preferably at 6 feet. That's my reckoning based off of beardie size, however activity is probably taken into account as well, considering that beardies don't move as often as, say, my desert iguanas. So I'm not sure - what would you say there?
Also, it seems to me that just like any harem setting, properly fed females will be perfectly fine mating in breeding season, and if they are set to brumate every year, they should not be mating "all the time". And it is the keeper's choice to hatch the eggs or not.
It seems to me that the submissive nature of a female bearded dragon (that mine will do frequent arm waving to any male she sees, even if he is half her size), has always seemed to me a possible indicator of the ability to keep harem housing. I've also seen that many professional breeders do choose that option. I've never had the chance to try it myself - and I've never been quite brave enough, considering that bearded dragons are not my area of expertise. I tend to stick with what I know until I learn from someone else.
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