Can you house two males together?Can you house two females together?Can you house a female and a male?
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Can you house two males together?Can you house two females together?Can you house a female and a male?
"Can you house two males together?" That's a big NO, there!
2 females....yes, sometimes. Though there still can be dominance and food hogging issues.
A male and a female, also sometimes, though it's best to have a male and at least 2 females.
I suggest you read some of the previous threads on this subject for more in depth answers to your question. I would also recommend that you start out keeping just one dragon. It's best to leave multiple dragon housings to knowledgable breeders and more advanced keepers. It's always best to keep one dragon per cage anyway, IMO.
-Nicky
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Loneliness it shadows me, quicker than darkness
Crawls to the surface of my skin, visibly surrounded by it
Black is all I feel, so this is how it feels to be free
-Alice In Chains

2.1 Bearded Dragons: Gordo, Layne, & Chiquita
2.4 Cats: Zeus, Remi, Kiki, Delilah, Sadie & Cheyenne
1.0 Betta: Mr. Purple
i have a 15 year old female, always housed alone.
last november i got a male and female (babies)
After awhile, i put them all together, and my 15 year old (who stayed in one spot and never moved) has become young again. SHE LOVES having company, she has energy, she basks, she climbs. i haven't seen her move as much in the last 5 years as she has in the last 4 months.
sometimes there's a little dominance from the male, but nothing big. when we move again, the male will come with us and the female will stay with my old girl until she passes. she got a new lease on life since she's had company
I also had a situation like this with my ~ 5 year old male. He had become just lazy it seemed and only moved around to bask and over to eat then back to bask but as soon as my female was big enough I tested the waters and put them together. At first he was kinda pissy which is to be expected and still to this day they have little spats here and there but as long as you keep there bellys full, you should be fine. After I put her in the cage and they got used to each other, he runs around everywhere! Chases crickets again (never EVER saw him do that.. he would sit and wait for them to walk by but now he goes after them) I was starting to get worried about the old boy at one point and time but I am so happy that once he got a new friend he turned into a baby dragon again! Its definately worth a try to house more then one, but you have to keep a CLOSE eye on them for a few weeks to make sure its going to work out. They can be fine one minute, and missing limbs the next so be careful and good luck!
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