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Can you house a 1.1 or greater together without problems, or like with snakes, only house them together when breeding?

They should only be in with each other to breed. Males cannot be together and two females can work but not always.

So basically when I go to the show in West Palm Beach this saturday, if I buy a female I also need to get her a seperate enclosure and all the doodads that go with it? That's cool.. glad I asked. I knew about males being housed together is a no-no.. like with Betta fish males I guess.

Most of the time they will get along fine but sometimes the male may become too overbearing or may intimidate the female. This is especially true during the off season when the female does not want to breed and the male does. The male can also be quite rough and hurt the female physically if she can’t get away (which she can’t in a cage). This is very stressful for BOTH the female and the male. If you have a male and a female you should have two cages so you can separate them when necessary.

If you put a male and female together remember that they should be at least 15” and weigh 300 grams. If you want babies it is still recommended to keep your male and female in different cages and let them meet occasionally.
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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com

I house my pair together with no problems at all. In her first season, she produced 5 clutches averagig 26 1/2 eggs (103 total) and she is still in good health.