How long can beardies breed?

[agilitygirl]

How many years or clutches can bearded dragons have? After they are to old to breed, can they be put together or will they still need to be separated?

 

[GeckoGarden]

Even past breeding age they still need to be separated. Dominance will be an issue between the dragons. No matter what age they don't do well together

 

[DaddyGeek]

I'm curious too as to how old is too old to breed a dragon.

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

A male will try to breed up till it is a very old man.
He may be shooting blanks, but He will still shoot.

For a female you will get many diff answers.
I tend to retire my females no later than 4 years old.

Are they still capable to breed?? Yes. Is it in their best interest to breed them?? My answer is no. To harsh on them at that point.

 

[FBradshaw]

That would also depend on how often they get bred. If you wait until they are full adults, around 1 1/2 to 2 years, and then alternate breeding every other year it wouldn't be too bad to go as far as 6 or 7 years old, but if you breed a female every year then I agree with Tom 4 maybe 5 years old max.

 

[agilitygirl]

How many times a year could you breed them?

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

I say once per year.

 

[DaddyGeek]

That is about the answer I was thinking I would get. I had heard of them being bred to about that age and that each breeding takes a permanent toll on their bodies over time.