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I was just planning on keeping one dragon in it, but I started wondering if I could keep another one, and maybe eventually breed.
The tank is 55"x55"x31" HeightxLenghtxWidth/Depth
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CokeOfMan

I read on www.icomm.ca/dragon that the author seems to keep four Waterdragons in an enclosure that is 6x3x2.5 feet vivarium.

Quote: "All of my dragons live in a large 6 foot tall by 3 foot long, by 2.5 foot deep vivarium- except for Forrest, who is currently isolated in a 77 gallon tank in order to prevent further tail injury and allow her to heal in a safe environment." End Quote

So if my enclosure is 4.5x4.5x2.5 feet, I thought it would be enough for two Waterdragons right?

Thanks In Advance
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CokeOfMan

Yes, it is big enough. You may want to consider getting two females to live with your male tho, a one on one pair may need to be separated due to overbreeding, so they do a bit better in groups of three.
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Would even three Waterdragons be able to live there? I thought I could just barely squeeze in two
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CokeOfMan

It is about 400 gallons, which would be pretty tight, but if it was well planted it should work. If you had a pair of females that would be fine to have two, but if you have a male female pair they may need to be separated some of the time.
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Thanks for the replys.
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CokeOfMan

It would be periodically, when the male harrasses her to much. Basically you would need two enclosures and the female would maybe spend half her time with the male. The male will bite her on the neck to mate, and sometimes cause injury to the neck and she would have to be separated. Plus the stress from being mated constantly could make her sick, not to mention the constant egg laying.
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ive kept a 1.1 pair of water dragons and not once have i had to separate them, the female doesnt seem stressed from all the breeding shes always bright emerald green and eats a ton when shes not close to laying. She's laid 3 clutches and overall 26 eggs since last boxing day 7 months ago, and she doesnt seem the least bit stresses maybe im just lucky tho.
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CHONG188

If the male is too percistent, and the female is laying eggs "constantly", is there anyway to get the male to "calm down"?
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CokeOfMan

No, there is no way to calm down your male dragon.
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Np
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CokeOfMan