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« on: March 12, 2010, 04:25:21 PM » |
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hi all, im new to this so be nice pls! i got a couple of bearded dragons about 2 months ago, they are gettin on really well, they r great.... but im worried, i never realised that mealworms were not good and my to have been eating quite a few! they eat lots of greens and crickets to, i have stopped the mealworms straight away. can someone pls tell me if they think i would of caused health problems or anything? i prey i havent! oh and yes i know im a idiot for not reading up on this subject and just taking advise from a know-all-nothing! thanx for reading  |
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« on: March 12, 2010, 04:25:21 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2010, 04:35:29 PM » |
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As long as you've stopped feeding them and they're pooping normally I wouldn't worry about long term effects. It's possible but not as likely as it would be if they hadn't gotten any other feeders.
If they're housed together, please separate. Dragons are solitary animals that do best when housed alone. Housing together leads to intimidation, failure to thrive, fights that result in injury or death, and if they're opposite genders breeding too young and too much.
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« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2010, 02:13:26 AM » |
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yeah they are pooping normal, they seem really healthy and happy. they have been living together since they was tiny, do i really have to seperate them? they seem really close!
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« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2010, 03:45:50 AM » |
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Being told you can house them together is very poor advice. In the wild dragons are solitary animals only coming together to mate. If you continue housing them together they will fight possibly with one of them ending up dead at the very least extremely injured.
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« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2010, 05:47:10 AM » |
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Very serious matter that you separate them.
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« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2010, 06:00:09 AM » |
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i really didnt know this, aw i feel bad on them now. il order another viv straight away i think. thanx guys for telling me. i feel guilty now  |
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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2010, 12:38:00 PM » |
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No need to feel guilty we all started somewhere, usually with the poor advice of a pet shop and learned by our own mistakes.
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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2010, 01:50:06 PM » |
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Don't feel bad. Your being productive about it, you obviously love your babies. Joining us is the first step in the right direction.
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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2010, 02:36:09 PM » |
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No reason to feel bad. We all made mistakes when we first started out. Separating them now will do them both a world of good. When they're first separated they may go through a period of stress - appetite will slow down and they may want to sleep more. This is NOT them missing each other, it's simply their way to deal with any changes in their environment. Many new keepers separate and misinterpret this stress as missing each other, and put the dragons back together. Doing so almost always leads to one or both getting hurt or even killed in a fight.
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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2010, 03:19:14 PM » |
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nice one, thanx again people for the info  im ordering another viv (the wife aint impressed lol) first thing monday morning. u know i came across this forum by mistake but man im glad i did, it all happens for a reason a!!! |
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