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Kappa
10-30-03, 10:32 PM
Im looking to buy a lizard and ive been told frilled dragons would make amazing pets and breeders. I was wondering if someone could answer a few questions I had, 1) what size tank for 2 or 3 frilleds. 2) What do they eat? 3) Are they aggressive towards each other? 4) How many eggs are usually in a clutch. 5) Wheres the best place to buy captive bred frilleds?
Ive been doing research but getting alot of different answers so was wondering if any of you who keep them or know about them would give me a hand.

Thanks, Also pics would be greatly apprciated.

DarkHunter
10-30-03, 11:20 PM
Hatchlings can be housed in a 10-gallon enclosure, but a good min size for an adult should be a 4ft high X 3ftwide. Enclosures should be vertically set up. Oviously the more dragons the bigger the enclous (Common sense really) Make sure there is lots or branches etc for basking also. As for housing together....Dragons can be territorial and will fight....they are not generally agressive towards humans but more so towards other dragons. The more hiding spaces and bigger enclouse you have the better the chance of no fighting. As for diet....They are mainly insectivores and carnivores....so crickets, superworms etc. As for salads....Stay away from large amounts of kale, spinach and cabbage....Stick to things more like collard greens... green leaf lettuce.... mustard greens..... and dandelion greens and of course the treats of carrots, yams, squash, corn, and fruits as long as its in small amounts. A clutch can be anywhere from 10 - 25 eggs....give or take.
~Shannon

Jamie
10-30-03, 11:42 PM
Well this is all from my experience but they are an awsome animals. I have successfully bred my pair and have gotten 2 clutches from them. Unlike a bearded dragon they have small clutches, in 2 clutches I have hatched out 10 out of 13 eggs. I can't see them having more than 15 eggs per clutch as they are known for small clutches. I have a few babies in a 20 gal and they love it, my adult pair are in a 4x4x2. I find they are not at all aggressive towards eachother unless food is involved. They are actually quite social. I feed only crickets, meal and super worms and pinky mice every once in a while. I have a few captive bred frilleds for sale if you are interested. Here are some pics of the parents and babies for you

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