firstly i respect your view and here is mine........ on reading many books and articles it has been shown to provide evidence that bearded dragons infact are very social creatures.
How many bearded dragons do i get, if you want a single pet, an indervidual bearded dragon will fare well enough , alothugh
males in perticular may display signs if social deprevation by displaying their social behaviors .Because bearded dragons are social
creatures.... page 18 bearded dragon manual.
In the wild they rise at dawn and are found not only by them self but in groups basking for heat on fences rocks and road sides ect. i have a colony and have raised babys , no nips or missing limbs. babys and adults alike have two bowls constantly full of food in the vivs at oppasite ends . as well as a greens bowl. sometimes they lay on each other some times they are at diffrent ends of the vivs. it is not always a bad thing . as long as you keep an eye on them and the viv is big enough for there needs , plus always have pleny of food in the tank ( little cat bowls the ceramic ones , the bugs cant get out of them. ) at each end of the tank wait and see before you seprate them. unless there male and female of course.
food for thought Eric burns transactional analisis ( games people play ) we all have roles nomatter what species we are . we all have times of submission and of domanance as well as many other roles. animals are no diffrent at all. sometimes i am submissive to my husband and sometimes am the domentat one . its the same with my children . sapphire is the edlest dragon and angle and amber have learnt behaviours from her, its also called respect.everybody has there place at work and at home and in the wild....