Hello
Hello,
Well, I have just seen two dragons that apparently got along & then one day turned on the other & the person came home to a mangled dragon. To me, personally, it isn't worth the risk. Probably one of the reasons that dragons in captivity don't use a whole lot of space in their tanks is because there really isn't that much room to run so they don't try. Take them out & see if they run! I can guarantee that 95% of them would probably enjoy more room once in a while if anything just for exercise too. I wouldn't want to feel cooped up. They have a certain parameter of territory that they tend to stay in out in the wild which I am sure is larger than a few feet.
If only I was in Australia where I could see some wild ones, I would love to see it.
Anyway, I understand it is expensive to get multiple setups but I honestly think most would be better off in their own home. There are exceptions where 2 females can be housed pretty well, as long as one doesn't try to take over which is what happens fairly often. Sibling rivalry I suppose.
If they are too crowded in, that makes it harder to keep the enclosure clean, they can run through feces more easily, getting disease or drinking or eating dirty food & or water. Stress causes coccidia levels to rise, etc, which runs their immune system down.
Dragons generally are not social creatures by nature. Any other dragon who they look at as a competitor for food, water, shelter, they will compete with. You don't want them to have to compete for any of that if you choose to keep them as a pet, it doesn't seem very fair. I know they establish some type of heirarchy in the wild but they do not "hang out" together & they have plenty of space to get away from each other too unlike they would in an enclosure.
Those are just things that I have seen. Hopefully it gives some insight perhaps.
Tracie