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Hey evryone i just put some more food into my pair of bearded dragons cage, they always run over do a once over look what they got to eat then start to eat. i know i shoulnt house a adult breeding pair together but i took them, away from each other for a few day(like 6) and when it happened neither of them ate they just stayed in their hides the whole time, so i guess they just seem happier toegther. but anyway to the point, when they are eating and if one grabs to much fooat at one time and its sticking out of their ouths the other goes over grabes a peice and almost breaks it apart from the other one so they can finish what they have in their mouth.
has anyone else seen this is it like there helping each other out or their to lazy to bend their hgead down and grab some food for them selfs.

thanks for the help
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Zero to 4 legs
1.0 Black Rough Neck Monitor
1.1 Bearded Dargon
1.0 Ball Python
1.0 dog(black lab)
R.I.P. Bailey gone but still in my heart

They are just trying to steal food. They dont think on a level where they would know to, or care to help each other.

Darwinism baby.
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- Mike Fourquet

Cloaca Herpetoculture
www.CloacaHerps.com

Well as these guys go I belive they are higher fucntioning then a lot of reptiles. They can reconize cage mates and even there owners, my little draka, I need to keep the food containers out of her view other wise she keeps trying to get at them. She reconises the black tube i use for crickets while Bob seems he could careless. I know they are capable of basic emotions as well, still one must be carefull and not anthrmorphize too much as it can be harmfull for both involed.

I dont think they are any more capable of emotion anymore than any other reptile, but I do agree there is more of a "spark" than most other comonly kept reptiles. They are creatures of habit and routine. They see the tube comeing every day and crickets come out so when they see the tube, they know there is crickets in there. If they see you feed them, they know you bring their food. Or if they are handled often and want to get out they are going to be up on the glass when they see you come in the room because they know you can get them out. Its not that they like you or care, its just that you fit their needs.

As far as anthropomorphizing goes, I dont see any harm in it (you should see me with my dog :x ) its just misguided.
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- Mike Fourquet

Cloaca Herpetoculture
www.CloacaHerps.com