Pair of Beardies inquiry.

[dabigjhemzehh]

G'day, James here.
Just had a question about my pair of Bearded Dragons.
They're only four or so months old each, and they're from the same clutch.
As far as I am aware they can be housed in pairs, I have them in like a 3.5ft tank which is huge for the tiny little buggers. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, these are my first dragons).

However my real problem is that one is like one half the size of the other, I'm just wondering if this means they will need to be separated eventually?
I'm not seeing any blatant dominant behavior, and I feed the little one separately just to make sure he is getting a proper feed. The little one has all his toes and his tail is fine. He's just really small.

Any ideas?
Any information appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[someday]

if they are male and female they will need to be separated in time before the male is ready to mate and the female isn't.
2 females should be fine together and 2 males should be separate to prevent fighting.
I'm pretty sure this is correct.

 

[dabigjhemzehh]

Excellent. Thankyou.
Any more feedback will also be appreciated.

 

[KaotikJezta]

It is really touch and go keeping any together, especially in a 3 foot tank. You need a large enclosure with plenty of hides, tiered basking spots and a heap of room and even then there is no guarantee they will be ok together, even girls can fight. Dominance can happen by body language as well as physically so not seeing it doesn't mean it isn't happening. I had to move my male beardie as he was losing weight from the stress of being able to see my water dragon, so sometimes it is just the fact the other ones there.

 

[dabigjhemzehh]

Ahh, Thank you.
Is this an immediate issue or more when they' start to get older?

 

[greggles91]

Mate it really depends, and you have to use your own discretion based on what is best for your dragons. To give you an idea, i had a male and female housed together for about 6 months before i had to separate them due to the male showing dominate behaviour.

keep an eye on em and see how the go, like mentioned above sex plays a BIG role in there behaviour.

oh and you may notice an increase in growth rate for the little one after separated. that happened with mine too.

 

[KaotikJezta]

If one is growing and the other isn't I'd say immediate.

 

[KaotikJezta]

Oh and I should mention, my male was eating well, just losing weight anyway. Now he can't see the water dragon any more he is gaining weight again. I have also seen the reverse happen with a water dragon that was stressed by a beardie

 

[dabigjhemzehh]

Well I suppose It's time to separate them then. I will asap.
Thanks for the help guys.