Wondering a few things about Territorial...ness

[Siriku]

We have 3 beardies in the household, 2 are in one tank, and one is in a tank below. Whenever the 2 above come out, he goes flippin mental, trying to break through the glass. The Male of the 2 above ( 1 male, 1 female) does likewise, trying to get at my Lone Beardie.

If i take him out, he usually has headbobbing fits, like thrashing really hard, running and smacking ino his tank, trying to get at them.

This is a really annoying problem, as the male above, is a little too horny for his own good, and impregnated the female 5 times in one year. I know that isnt healthy, and they arent even old enough to be fertile eggs (about 10-11months ish now) and we were going to move the female down with our lone beardie, Tyler.

Thing is, if they all come out together, its like dogs on a leash, let em loose, they wont do any harm to each other. But i need to know whether i should trust Tyler overnight with the female, as i dont really want to wake up to an injury or worse..

[clint545]

If I read that right, you're planning on giving your female a break from mating ,cause she's too young, by putting her in with another male?
I wouldn't be doing that, best bet would to have 3 seperate cages until they are of suitable age and size to breed!
The males will more than likely fight if they come into contact with one another!
Again put the female in her own space until she is ready!

[paulsreef]

Females can retain sperm; if she was impregnated and layed a clutch; after you remove her she may still lay some eggs a month later after her last clutch, so have a nesting box available.

[Siriku]

Ok, cheers ^_^

[tHeGiNo]

For starters, I wouldn't let two males come in contact with eachother no matter what the situation may be. There is always the risk of them attacking each other, whether they appear to be comfortable in each others presence or not. This risk is much greater then that of having a male and female together. Especially with a female present, this definitely is not an idea I would condone. Despite how much you think you might be in control of the situation, beardeds are extremely fast if they want to be, and there is the potential for them to begin fighting within a blink of your eye.

As clint had questioned, where does the logic come in when moving the female from one male to the other? Chances are, they both will jump on the female if given the chance. Your best bet is to get a separate enclosure for the female, and put them together only for breeding purposes. If this option is not available, I would suggest putting the female in with tyler under your supervision for a few hours. Keep a close eye on them, monitoring behaviour. Some beardes tend to simply not get along, so it is important to watch them carefully as you introduce them into each others 'territory'. If any fighting occurs, remove them immediately.

As you have already stated you know, but I will reinstate anyways, constant breeding takes a huge toll off your dragon, especially if you are not providing the extra nutritional content needed to support such a load (ie. higher then 'normal' calcium intake, higher then normal fat intake via pinkie mice, etc.). If continued, such activity will take years off your females life span.