Parasites are always present in reptiles, when they become stressed (like when they are housed with a more dominant beardie) the parasites take advantage of the weakened immune system and multiply. I would seperate the two and bring a fecal sample from both to a good reptile vet.



As far as their behavior together one of the big problems with reptile owners is they tend to personalize their animals. Or humanize them. Beardies do not "make friends" or "like each other" for the most part. With the exception of breeding pairs...but the "emotions" are not present, only the need to breed. Beardies pile on top of each other because they are either dominating one another, collecting heat from the other, or taking the best basking spot from the other, not beause they enjoy the other beardie. Licking each other is probably a way of identifying by tongue tasting.



Trust me, if you get a fecal screen done and clear up any parasites that may be present in the smaller beardie and keep them seperated im sure you will see a huge growth increase in the smaller one
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