Beardy help

[brad12212]

I bought 2 beardys around last december. They were both from the same breeder. But its been 7 months since then and 1 is about7cm and the other about 20. Is there something rong and if so what can i do 2 help. I also tryed seperating the little one from the big one incase he wasnt gettng enough food.

Please help???

[Armand]

yeh you should seperate them because they might be getting nervous (they wont show any signs of being nervous)... or because its winter now they stopped eating??
cheers

[brad12212]

yes but the little one hasnt grown at all since i got him??

[Armand]

ok then try seperating them so that they cant even see each other and dont let them get into any contact.. see if that helps if not then check for any disorders or illnesses (take to vet ect) and try some new live food (my dragon completely stopped eating then i fed him cockroaches now he eats a punnet every week...)
gd luck

[Reptile_Boy]

growth rate....... there all diffrent and make sure thay get evan feeds

[koubee]

i had a similar situation with my beardies, my babies were born in december and all but 1 grew.
The little one was taken to the vet and was found to be healthy but stunted. The vet felt that he was proberly being dominated by the other dragons.
I seperated them and only just now the smaller one is growing.
We hand fed the smaller one 3-5 times daily for months and gave him lots of supplements.
He was kept warmer than his siblings. Your little one will grow eventually, but do seperate them.

[Leigh]

i have a similar, sadder story, i had the same situation, where i had two, and one outgrew the other, only not as long as you guys have had them, or as drastically. but one was much bigger then the other, and i tried separating them, but the other was just too scarred it seemed, he wouldnt eat anything, only rarely could i force it on him.

sad ending, the bigger one attacked him repeatedly whilst i was away, and i lost the little one.

[Twiggz]

brad12212:

What temps are they being kept at?
Maybe you may have the temps a little to low.
Just a though.

[pike1]

I wouldn't keep a 7cm bearded with a 20cm bearded, its bound to end in disaster.

[Tatelina]

Originally Posted by pike1

I wouldn't keep a 7cm bearded with a 20cm bearded, its bound to end in disaster.

Agreed.

I found that my significantly smaller beardie was eating a significantly less amount than his bigger cage buddy until I gave him his own 'territory' and now eats like a mini horse.

[CASHO_B]

i got 2 hatchies in december and housed them together at the start one grew more than the other and with advice from the breeder seperated them and it took 2 months for the smaller one to start feeding properly again. one is 25 cm (stl) and the other is 40 cm (stl), it is best to seperate them so that they can't see each other.

[JasonL]

yes