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hey guys..not been on for a while computer was broke...my beardys are doing great..best reptile ive ever owned thanks for all your input...anyway i have a simple question...i still have 3...one is massive..he eats everything..and hes not too friendly though he eats from my hand and comes to me if i have veg..anyway the other 2 are smaller..one in particular isnt growing atall in the 4 weeks...he never basks under uv..he basks at a wee side light..just wondering if you guys think thats why hes not growing...he eats like mad and he is the friendliest..he loves us and actually prefers our company(i think)anyway just wondering if there could be anything stopping him growing..the other 2 are alot larger...i would say my bigger one is maybe 7 inches..hes a giant..but hes always basking..anyway should i maybe try and get my wee one to basdk under uv???im kinda thinking they grow better with uv light..what u guys think?????

Are they being housed together? If so, seperate them immediately. The large one could be intimidating the little one. Are they getting plenty of calcium/ Is the littlest one eating a lot?

please dont answer questions with questions..if you read the post properly you will see that i said hes eating loads...and he sleeps beside others..

Knowing a little about your situation I don't think you have to separate them. I have had plenty of success housing them together until they reach 6-7 months old. As long as they are all eating and the dominate one is not attacking the others I don't see a problem. What you may want to do is add another basking light or just add some other areas to bask under the current light. They will establish a pecking order and select areas accordingly, however, I often see the smaller ones laying on top of the dominate ones. Just give them some options and they will do fine. The key is whether or not they are eating and making sure one is not abusing another one.

Mike
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yeah mike cheers...theyve all got basking spots ok..and all eating fine..my small one lies ontop of big one also..lol...i just wanted to check as hes not really grown...although he is the brightest so maybe hes just diffrent type of beardy.he just wont lie under uv.the wee [bleep],..cheers mate

Some dragons do their "fast" growing as babies while others will hit spurts a few months down the road. It's very possible for the small one to spurt past the others later on.
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UV is very important to growth as is enough room to grow in peace without feeling intimadated. I would separate them as soon as possible. GOOD LUCK!