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at Sat Jan 3 16:17:29 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by dragonz ]
Thanks for the added insight.
At the bottom I've pasted the latest guidance I've received from the breeder in response to me questioning wether they will be able to live in the same cage as I was led to believe. Please critique....
Chances are Rex will be going to my friend and I will stick with one or get her sister which she supposedly has happily lived with since day 1.
If I were to keep both the local herp shop owner has agreed to buy all eggs.
I don't think she's really brumating, she ate some superworms today and is more active.
CORRESPONDANCE WITH BREEDER - FYI:
They'll be able to live together eventually, it'll just take some time. Anytime you introduce a new dragon, it takes time, that's pretty much the norm. When they're ready to live together, then you can get a leopard gecko or something for your little tank - hahaha. I don't think you can get them neutered, but once he's used to company, he won't pester her. One more thing - be very careful with those superworms! Only give her a couple at a time. Dragons are so food-oriented, sometimes they won't crunch them up well enough and they can get lodged in their GI tract causing terminal ingestion. It doesn't happen all that often, but I've seen sub adult dragons die within an hour of eating just a few of those and I can't help you if that happens. Personally, I don't use them - they just get crickets here.
Have a great weekend,
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On 1/2/2004 at 9:11 PM Aubrey wrote:
>Thanks for the additional guidance. I made a shady cooler spot for
>her...
>she stayed there for a while then decided to bask??? I'll just keep
>putting fresh greens and a couple SuperWorms out for her each day w/
>fresh
>water in case she decides she's hungry. I need to get a scale to monitor
>her weight.
>
>If she and Rex don't work out I may be interested in getting one of her
>female clutchmates (if they're still avail). I have a good friend that
>would love to take Rex in and I could still see him regularly . We really don't want or have the room to set-up a permanent 2nd cage and it kinda
>defeats the original purpose of getting a 2nd.
>
>The more research I do the more it seems unlikely that they can live
>together,,, I didn't realize how sex crazed these male herps are.... Can
>you get them neutered?
>
>- Aubrey
>
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>Hey Aubrey,
>Couple other tips for you, (kind of ran out of time this morning.)
>Since she seems to be in 'burmation mode' I would go ahead and keep her in
>your quarantine tank for now, (best to do that anyway.) Once she's up and
>feeding again, and big enough to hold her own - then you could try them
>together. Still keep an eye on them, if he tries to mate with her, they'll
>still need separate quarters until she's ready, (probably by this summer
>if
>she feeds well.) By then they should be fine together all the time. Also,
>if you want to fecals; best wait until she thinks its spring to do one on
>her. You'll probably find some coccidia and maybe a few pinworms. Both are
>harmless in small numbers, normal gut fauna in a dragon eating crickets as
>a staple. Their immune systems keep everything in check. I wouldn't treat
>for it unless absolutely necessary, (ie: thin, listless dragon in bad
>shape) The meds available to "cure" coccidia can do a lot of damage to
>their kidneys. As long as your dragon looks and seems healthy - it's fine.
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