beardie siblings breeding

[Lamia_in_love]

hi,
I have two central beardies, nearly 2 years old who may or may not be from the same clutch but almost certainly share a father. They are housed together in a roomy tank and I've never had problems with stress, they're happy together and i feel that were i to break them up they would be lonely. this morning i noticed them engaging in breeding behavior. he was rapidly head bobbing, chasing her and biting on the thick of the tail (no damage) and she was running away and arm-waving.
my question is if i should separate them to stop them breeding (don't want inbreds, not even sure if that's possible) or let them mate and then separate them, or if she doesn't stress if it's ok to keep them together? I have no idea what to do, i love my babies and and don't want to separate them but i also don't want to put them at risk.
any advice would be great

 

[Rocky]

hi,
I have two central beardies, nearly 2 years old who may or may not be from the same clutch but almost certainly share a father. They are housed together in a roomy tank and I've never had problems with stress, they're happy together and i feel that were i to break them up they would be lonely. this morning i noticed them engaging in breeding behavior. he was rapidly head bobbing, chasing her and biting on the thick of the tail (no damage) and she was running away and arm-waving.
my question is if i should separate them to stop them breeding (don't want inbreds, not even sure if that's possible) or let them mate and then separate them, or if she doesn't stress if it's ok to keep them together? I have no idea what to do, i love my babies and and don't want to separate them but i also don't want to put them at risk.
any advice would be great

The bearded dragons will NOT be lonely if you separate them, they are solitary animals.

This thread will cause a lot of stir on the topic of in-breeding. Personally, I wouldn't mind, But i would try not to inbreed my Dragons, The only time I would inbreed them is if they were high coloured or patterned, to get specific traits.

 

[notechistiger]

There is no problem if they breed. The babies will have no problems (since they're first generation).

Have a read of this thread if you're unsure:

http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/australian-snakes/inbreeding-90128

 

[Dave]

How do you think most morphs were "created" It seems after 3-4 generations of inbreeding the pool gene can start weakening.. thats why trans dragons and silkbacks in USA are having trouble cause of so many generations of inbreeding to make them they have weakened there genes etc