Kraken and Inca

[carl1708]

  i have two bearded dragon kraken (male)  is about 18 months to 2 years, and Inca (female) who is about 12 months old now i have size 4 locusts and the female dragon will eat like there is no tomorrows but kraken the male he as only had five locust in the time i have had him and that is since friday the  8th july he dont seem to eat his greens either but the female cant get enough food i was just wondering if there is anything else i can try to encourage him i tried giving him a warm bath and offering mealworms but to no avail i have come to the conclusion the older they get the less intrested in food they seem to be can someone help i am in the uk


kind regards
jan

[Fliehigh]

Hi Jan

Are they housed together?

It sounds like Inca may be dominating Kraken.

Seperating them into their own VIV's should fix this issue.

[carl1708]

the only problem is that i dont have another vivarium set up i try taking out inca in a separate box but he still does not seem intrested in eating at all its like i cant be bothered by the look on his face

kind regards
jan

[Fliehigh]

Feeding them separately won't solve the problem, you need to separate them permanently.

[carl1708]

oh  right ok then i will get another set up asap and hope that sorts out the problem i will keep you informed

thanks
jan

[Fliehigh]

It may take a few weeks once they are seperated and make sure that when you do, they can no longer even see each other.

After a few weeks I am sure you will see a HUGE change.

[Hercules19]

alright, go get a rubbermaid container...the biggest and deepest you can find, go to home depot ( or home hardware store) get a light ( no need to spend bucks on crazy fancy reptile ones). go get a basking light ( 75 watts) and get a uvb light. paper towels, or perhaps regular towels...  this is a cheap set up. but make sure you have good food. and perhaps separate them in rooms till the boy starts eating.

mind you this isnt a pretty set up... clamp the light to the side of the container ( try not to let the side touch the plastic, or clamp it to something next to it ...so it shines in the tank.

hope this helps, and i wasnt too bossy