Re: A question to all of you that also own bearded dragons.

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Posted by xta on October 30, 2000 at 07:13:40:

In Reply to: A question to all of you that also own bearded dragons. posted by Joan on October 29, 2000 at 19:40:19:

I let mine free roam together supervised with no problems. I introduced them when I first got them and they were very young (beardie 3 months, ig 1yr?) You do have to watch them and I think it depends a lot on the temprament of the lizards. I know that one day the iguana could get more aggressive and I watch for signs of this. So far though, Slee (ig) ignores him or licks him at best. Slee prefers to be higher up and FJ (beardie) down lower. There are lots of hiding places too where he can get away. During the day they are housed separately. Slee has never shown any aggression but FJ the beardie has head butted Slee from time to time (this never phases Slee and FJ headbutts doors and other inanimate objects as well) Overall they stay away from each other. Slee has stepped on FJ which is why I supervise because I don't want one of his claws to poke the beardie's eye out! If Slee showed any irritation whatsoever I wouldn't let them hang out, but Slee seems to like him as much as an ig can like another lizard! I made early attempts to introduce them hoping they would get along in their older years. It's not guaranteed but I think it's working out well so far...

: Has any of your iguanas shown any aggression towards the bearded dragons? I see all those wonderful pics with the beardie laying on top of the ig and the ig acting like its mothering the beardie. Also how did you intoduce the two to each other?

: The reason I ask is that Sneakers and the beardies have seen each other from across the room but nothing really close up. Usually I'm holding one of the beardies, they love to snuggle on me, and Sneakers is exploring and climbing paying no attention to the beardies. That changed tonight. I was in the bedroom on the computer with Sneakers doing his usual roaming around. Wookie, the bd was snuggled into my neck when Sneakers jumped on the other arm and did everything in his power to get to Wookie. More out of what seemed like extreme curiosity but it was rather intense. Sneakers licked and then tried to nibble on the hand I had been petting Wookie with. Wookie just snuggled deeper into my neck.

: So is Wookie safe, should they very gradually meet under controlled circumstances? So I need to know how to do this. I would just die if Sneakers took off a bd body part.

: Joan (what do i do, gang)

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: I let mine free roam together supervised with no problems. I introduced them when I first got them and they were very young (beardie 3 months, ig 1yr?) You do have to watch them and I think it depends a lot on the temprament of the lizards. I know that one day the iguana could get more aggressive and I watch for signs of this. So far though, Slee (ig) ignores him or licks him at best. Slee prefers to be higher up and FJ (beardie) down lower. There are lots of hiding places too where he can get away. During the day they are housed separately. Slee has never shown any aggression but FJ the beardie has head butted Slee from time to time (this never phases Slee and FJ headbutts doors and other inanimate objects as well) Overall they stay away from each other. Slee has stepped on FJ which is why I supervise because I don't want one of his claws to poke the beardie's eye out! If Slee showed any irritation whatsoever I wouldn't let them hang out, but Slee seems to like him as much as an ig can like another lizard! I made early attempts to introduce them hoping they would get along in their older years. It's not guaranteed but I think it's working out well so far... : : Has any of your iguanas shown any aggression towards the bearded dragons? I see all those wonderful pics with the beardie laying on top of the ig and the ig acting like its mothering the beardie. Also how did you intoduce the two to each other? : : The reason I ask is that Sneakers and the beardies have seen each other from across the room but nothing really close up. Usually I'm holding one of the beardies, they love to snuggle on me, and Sneakers is exploring and climbing paying no attention to the beardies. That changed tonight. I was in the bedroom on the computer with Sneakers doing his usual roaming around. Wookie, the bd was snuggled into my neck when Sneakers jumped on the other arm and did everything in his power to get to Wookie. More out of what seemed like extreme curiosity but it was rather intense. Sneakers licked and then tried to nibble on the hand I had been petting Wookie with. Wookie just snuggled deeper into my neck. : : So is Wookie safe, should they very gradually meet under controlled circumstances? So I need to know how to do this. I would just die if Sneakers took off a bd body part. : : Joan (what do i do, gang)

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