bearded dragon?

Question

i have a male and a female bearded dragon (babies) but the female doesnt want to eat, she wont eat if the male is in the enclosure and takes ages before she actully makes an effort to eat if he's not in there. he on the otherhand eats everything and anything, any ideas?

the women in the shop said they were a male and female and said they would be ok keeping each other company.

Answer 1

Beardies should not be housed together. One will usually try to dominate and intimidate the other one. House them separately, and she'll do a lot better. Also, check your temps, UVB lighting distance, and calcium/vitamin supplements. Baby beardies typically come infected with parasites, so a fecal check should be done very soon if not already done--parasites can cause serious health problems. By the way, it can be very difficult to tell a male from a female until it is at least 6 months old.

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/home.html

http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/research/labs/ktosney/file/BD.html

Answer 2

Do not keep them in the same tank. The larger lizard will dominate the other and get all of the food and basking. You are going to need to get another enclosure and seperate them. Lizards are solitary creatures by nature. They will not get "sad" at being alone in a tank. If you do not seperate them you are risking not only the smaller lizard being pushed out of feeding and basking but you are also risking serious injury or death to one of them. Males and Females tend to be able to live together better than 2 males but it is still dangerous.

Answer 3

Keep them in seperate enclosures.

Its pretty obvious that the male is stressing her out. Males can sometimes be very dominant and can bully and intimidate weaker males and females.

If you continue to keep her in with the male, she will likely end up getting sick from ongoing stress. Long-term stress weakens the immume system and will make a healthy lizard succumb to illness. Plus, the fact that she won't eat with him there is a major red flag to seperate them.

Answer 4

first of all are u sure its a female? if yes then she is scarred of the male and fears that he will hurt her if she tries to take his food cuz as im sure hes bigger then her. and if ur not sure it mayb a boy and then if u dont seperate them immediatly soon down the road it will be dead. the bigger animal PUNKS the little animal if u will and when ur not around it scares it to not eat trust me i went through it

Answer 5

she is just wanting companon to be with he when she is going to this hard time i say you might need a new beard dragon or just go and let them be to gether when you feed her and watch them closly