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Fish tank

ORLANDO377 May 30, 2006 04:54 PM

HI
I have four beardies and i have them in a fish tank i seperated the tank in half by putting a piece of wood between them am i gona have to buy a biger tank for them

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mistaman May 31, 2006 05:50 AM

what size of fish tank. what size of BD's. you must consider all aspects of the BD's care before housing individuals together. I say individuals as each BD's requirements are different. Some may simply not want to co-habit a "fish tank" with other BD's.
You must consider the size of the tank, the availability of food, number of basking areas etc.

I think you need to read a few books quickly as it seems that you are unaware of some basic husbandry techniques. I understand that a lot is learnt only after you start to care for the creature in question but you do ask a lot of basic questions. why do you not start off looking after one BD and then when you have learnt and understood what is required, start to think about housing more than one BD together. It seems like you have jumped in at the deep end with learning how to even doggy paddle.
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drunkmike May 31, 2006 08:34 PM

Yeah I agree with this as I made the same mistake about 5 years ago when I first started caring for beardies and picked up 3 babies at the same time.. With proper feeding and having healthy dragons, they will grow like weeds and outgrow their cages FAST! I ended up giving away 2 of my beardies because I simply did not have the space for them. Right now I have 1 beardie and she is in a ~ 120 gallon tank (more then enough by some standards) but alot of times it just doesnt seem like she has enough room to run so I find myself spending alot of time outside with her letting her exercise. Definately pickup a few books to read over on the basics,.. even though like the above poster stated you do learn a majority of how to care for them by actually caring for the animal, you still can make ALOT of mistakes. These reptiles are very easy to care for, but they do have alot of demands at the same time to keep them healthy and happy. Good luck!

ORLANDO377 Jun 01, 2006 09:39 AM

I do have space for them and want them all i would Never give them away the only reason i asked this questin was so that my dad sees that they will need a biger tank or cage and this fish tank had had fish before but when my dad bought my dragons he said to use that but thank you for your RE
I love bearded Dragons

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