Can I put another new beardie with the one I have now?

[litlrich]

So I have a bearded dragon that I have had for 10 months, she is in 45 or 50 gallon tank, and I wanted to get another bearded dragon but the thing is, the beardie I have right now is like 13 inches and shes still growing and the other beardie that I want is about 4 or 5 months old (also a female) and shes like 14 inches. I was wondering if this would be a problem?

 

[kjinxx2]

Yes, it would be a big problem. You should only put one bearded dragon per enclosure. They're solitary animals, they don't like being together - they'll fight and kill eachother.

 

[lauraj1055]

My 2 females get along perfectly fine.. I don't have them living together, but they do go for visits to each others enclosures and hang out. They are both very docile. I also have (2) 5 month old beardies that are togehter that I am still waiting on seperating. They get along great, and go into depression if the other one leaves the enclosure. 2 females MAY be ok to house together, 2 males NEVER, a male and a female MIGHT mate, but some do not.. but rule of thumb is 1 beardie per enclosure.. however, there are several people who house them together with no issues, but they are far and few between.

My girls hanging out:

And my 2 little ones:

 

[techdave]

Never. There are some that live together without killing each other. I've read stories on here about beardies that get along for years, then out of nowhere the owner comes home to find one either dead or seriously injured. Personally, I wouldn't want to take a chance on being responsible for a beardie death that could be easily avoided.

Beardies are solitary by nature. In the wild they only come together to mate, then they go on their ways not looking back. Granted this isn't the wild, but they have not been "tamed" long enough to breed those instincts out of them.

 

[AtlasStrike]

Also, you should always quarantine any new animal that comes into your collection for a minimum of 60 days. 90 days is a better amount of time actually. To effectively quarantine, you will need a completely separate enclosure with all the things that entails anyway, UVB, basking, furniture, etc. You might as well just keep them apart once you've invested in all that.