DragonsNDoodles":1uie38jy said:Yes, that definitely sounds like a dominance problem to me. They should be separated ASAP. I think each should be alright in a 55 gallon tank, as long as it is wide enough (the fish tanks are not usually wide enough for an adult to turn around without contorting its body) and the basking light is close enough to a basking area.
I was just at a friend's house for the first time and she has 3 beardies in one tank (she's new to the species too) and 2 are male, 1's female. She said she has not had an issue yet between the males, and 20 minutes later the bigger one bit the small one in the face. The entire time I was there, the smaller one (who is OLDER than the bigger one) was waving submissively and had stress marks because of the mental stress from living with the dominant dragon. He was significantly smaller even though he was older.
DragonsNDoodles":gjbp6rrw said:Jumping on another dragon and sleeping on top of him are also signs of dominance. This prevents the dragon on the bottom from hunting, getting UVB light, and getting adequate heat. If it continues, Spidey will likely get ill and die because he is not getting the nutrients, heat, and UVB light he needs since Tupac is intimidating him and sitting on him!!
No, a mommy and her baby girl probably would not do well in the same tank either. The baby would probably end up being submissive since she would be a tiny dragon housed with an adult. Girl dragons fight also, but not as much as males. There is mental stress when two females are housed together though, unless they are an unusual case. There will almost always be a dominant dragon and a smaller, sicker submissive dragon whose life is shortened significantly.
Spidey and Tupac will both lead better, healthier, happier, and longer lives alone!!
DragonsNDoodles":3v8c1vfe said:That would be fine for Tupac. The only big reason for putting young dragons in a smaller tank is to make sure the feeder insects can't escape. You can solve this by feeding him in a smaller tank or a big plastic tub with something on the bottom for traction.
What are you going to do with Spidey? He will need a bigger tank too eventually.
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