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Here's our trio of Dragons, the lil' female is not too crazy about greens, crickets,& worms as much as the other two. I think she's more 'GAME' like. Chris


first one......

so good, can't just have one!

now she's just showing off!

Whoa. That's an awful risky size pinkie for that dragon.

looks more like a fuzzy! that is very risky

whats so risky, can't they break down the bones? Chris

Super goregous dragons, by the way

But yes, i agree with the others - it is risky. They are a higher impaction risk. As a feeder item they are also very high in fat - and in captive beardies with an already high rate of fatty liver disease, they are something that should be fed extremely sparingly, if at all.
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1.1 Bearded Dragons
2.2 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Uromastyx (Mali)
1.1 Corn snakes
0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake
1.0 Rosy Boa
1.1 Green Anoles
1.1 House Geckos
0.0.2 Flying Geckos
0.0.1 Red Eye Tree Frog

along with wat the others have said, the rule of thumb for how large of prey you can feed is that it shouldnt exceed the space between the eyes if the prey is held horizontally...i personally avoid pinkys/fuzzies completely but other than that you have beautiful dragons...also just a suggestion...you may want to separate them they look rather young but can still be sexually mature which could cause breeding at too young of an age
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1.0.0 Frilled Dragon - Frank
0.0.1 Rhinoceros Iguana - Mo
2.1.1 Bearded Dragons - Magellan, Galileo, Lizzy, & Machiavelli

Hey thanks fo heads up, would hate to lose any of my guys due to human error! in that case i'll hold off on the 'twinkies' & stick to the crickets/worms for now. I'll soak her today & keep an eye on her, but last week she ate a rat pinky much bigger, she chews on them like bubble gum!
monkey c monkey do, here's Kimbo trying it head first after going after tail........Chris

Reasons why it is always recommended not to feed prey items that are greater than the space between dragons's eyes is it can cause pressure on the spine and rear leg paralysis. That mouse fuzzy is way too big for a dragon that size...and considering it is smaller than the other two dragons it is housed with..its not eating as much as it should.

Though I realize you posted the picture to show your great setup and dragons (which are nice looking, all three of them) but the fact you also mentioned the little one isn't eating as much...its because the two bigger dragons are likely stressing her out.

Get the little one a cage of her own and feed her a proper healthy diet of insects and greens. Don't bother with pinky mice, they have little benefit and are higher risk to cause health issues. Not really impaction as everything in the fussy will break down except fur, but for reasons I mentioned above.
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PHLdyPayne

I agree.

You do have gorgeous beardies - and we arnt trying to bash on you at all! But we love beardies and want whats best for all beardies.

Beardies arent hugely social, and especially when young ones are housed together you get dominant and submissive dragons - the submissive dragons tend to eat less and not thrive quite as well. Dragons under a year old should really be housed separately, for this reason and for problems of mating and fighting. If you dont know the sexes of your dragons you are running a risk because if you end up with multiple males they will fight viciously as soon as they mature, and if you have males and females then they will breed before they are fully ready - causing great health concern for your female.

Ideally, all three dragons should have separate tanks and be provided with ample food and proper temps etc. When they are adults and you know their sex for sure, females can be housed together (or a male with multiple females - if you want to breed.) but only in a VERY large tank.
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1.1 Bearded Dragons
2.2 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Uromastyx (Mali)
1.1 Corn snakes
0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake
1.0 Rosy Boa
1.1 Green Anoles
1.1 House Geckos
0.0.2 Flying Geckos
0.0.1 Red Eye Tree Frog

right on & no worries, didn't feel bashed at all.

Quick update:houston over, we have a turd, over

I got them from 3 different places, male(Kimbo Slice) is east coast, and the females(Rizzo&Go-Go) are west siders, should be 1.2 with the biggest one a female (Rizzo), to keep Kimbos' hand full.

I'll get Go-Go in her own cage, i guess they'll all get new set-ups for now. Chris
L2R==Rizzo,Kimbo,Go-Go

They are soooo beautiful!!!

They will definately appreciate having their own tanks...you will likely see improved growth rates and so forth!
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1.1 Bearded Dragons
2.2 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Uromastyx (Mali)
1.1 Corn snakes
0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake
1.0 Rosy Boa
1.1 Green Anoles
1.1 House Geckos
0.0.2 Flying Geckos
0.0.1 Red Eye Tree Frog