I have a question about owning two dragons...

[F0rger]

I'm new to bearded dragons, and recently bought two babies. When I asked the clerk at Petsmart what sex they were, I just got shrugs. Should I be worried about possibly having a male and a female, or two males?

 

[taylorjanisch]

two males are the worst combination. females will occasionally get along depending on the pair you get.

 

[F0rger]

Oh man...

If they've been together since they were young, would that impact their behavior towards each other?

 

[KatieKat]

If your asking about this to see if they can live together, than they can't. No matter what gender, cohabitation is a no-no. Occasionally people will get a female pair that get along, but still, most will tell you not to house them together. If you get a male and a female and they live together, as he grows his hormones will get going and he will constantly try to mate with her, and that is not what you want. But two males won't likely get along either.

 

[taylorjanisch]

Oh man...

If they've been together since they were young, would that impact their behavior towards each other?

they will be fine when they're young but as they get older being dominant will be an issue.. i got lucky and i have two females that get along fine, but males get very possessive of their area and it will just be bad for the not dominant one..

 

[F0rger]

Thanks for the help. I'll be watching them closely and finding out their gender as soon as I can. I hope I don't have to break the bank for another terrarium.

 

[KatieKat]

Don't think that just because they're young they won;t attack each other. Lots of baby dragons have chunks missing from their tails, or loss of toes or even limbs from cohabitation! Not trying to discourage you, just trying to help. Honestly, I know it's more money, but another terrarium is recommended.

 

[F0rger]

Well, my problem is I'm a student and the owner of a new car and paying for insurance on my own. Buying a new terrarium is a bit of a last resort. If worst comes to worst I may have to return one.

 

[bunnyrut]

Don't think that just because they're young they won;t attack each other. Lots of baby dragons have chunks missing from their tails, or loss of toes or even limbs from cohabitation! Not trying to discourage you, just trying to help. Honestly, I know it's more money, but another terrarium is recommended.

this especially happens when the babies aren't being fed enough. but from what I have learned from Tasty Treat, some beardies are just always hungry :/

check sites like craigslist to find tanks. there are sometimes tanks for free, others fairly cheap. even if it is a smaller tank that is free it's still better for the time being imo.

 

[Jayson745]

Why not just get rid of one of them? If you got them from the same store at the same time they are probably siblings. So... your more likely to have 2 males that will surely fight, or a breedable pair of siblings, than the luck shot of hitting 2 females. And even then there can be problems. I used to be a know it all who had successfully kept 2 together a couple of times. Then I had an encloser with 2 females that never had issues, and I moved a basking spot which gave them something to fight over. Luckily I was standing right there and broke them up. But I keep 1 adult to an encloser now. It sounds like your going to do whatever regardless, but it'd cause you less problems to just see if anyone wants to buy one from you and set up there own thing. Then you'd get a little money back too which is win win.

 

[F0rger]

Well, I can tell you that if it's going to cause one or both of my dragons some harm I'm going to fix it. As of now I'm going to either return it, or give one to my sister.

It's just a little sad I may have to give it up. As wrong as I may be I just always thought of them as buddies, and as many of you know it's really easy to get attached to these little guys.

 

[Jayson745]

I hear ya. But it'd also suck to keep them and have one get hurt because of it. Its for the best man(or woman).

 

[bunnyrut]

Well, I can tell you that if it's going to cause one or both of my dragons some harm I'm going to fix it. As of now I'm going to either return it, or give one to my sister.

It's just a little sad I may have to give it up. As wrong as I may be I just always thought of them as buddies, and as many of you know it's really easy to get attached to these little guys.

i completely understand the reluctance, especially when the sleep together with one 'hugging' the other.

 

[ShannyBeard]

I'm new to bearded dragons, and recently bought two babies. When I asked the clerk at Petsmart what sex they were, I just got shrugs. Should I be worried about possibly having a male and a female, or two males?

Two babies bought at the same time at PetSmart. I would be worried about inbreeding since they are certainly siblings. :shock: :?

Never keep two beardies together...

viewtopic.php?f=45&t=170853

viewtopic.php?f=45&t=170822

Those are 2 threads started in the same week where bearded dragons that were kept together attacked each other. :shock:

 

[F0rger]

Well, I checked both sexes. Turns out both are female.

I'm less nervous about keeping them together for the time being, so I won't be returning either of them. For now, I'm looking around for a cheap separate viv.