Will 2 males fight without female presence?

[bitzo]

will 2 males fight no matter what and , also how big of an enclosure do you recomend for 2 or 3 beardies??

 

[mostlyharmlessnj]

There is an extremely high chance that two beardies regardless of sex will fight if housed together, and the results are usually tragic.

Tragic as in one or all will very likely end up dead or seriously crippled, so it is not a good idea to house beardies together.

Even if they don't kill each other, the added stress of living together will result in them having a significantly shorter life span then expected.

if you do decide to use a single viv, then divide it up so each has it's own space no less then the size of a 40 gallon breeder (36"x18" floor space), and use dividers where they can not easily see each other through the glass.


**Edit to include the setup info**

 

[catUK]

Most definately. It is not recommended to house any beardies together as there will be dominance issues and fighting, no matter what sex. I'd advise to get an enclose for each of the beardies. There have been a lot of sad stories on here about the result of beardies being housed together...

 

[spurlee01]

I agree. If you have a large enclosure you can split it up with dividers, but each beardie needs a MINIMUM of 36x18x18

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

2 males equals a fight 98% of the time.
2 females the chances are smaller but still high enough not to risk it.